| Platylesches | |
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| Platylesches neba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Platylesches Holland, 1896 |
Platylesches is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa.
Species
- Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920
- Platylesches ayresii (Trimen, 1889) – peppered hopper
- Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
- Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
- Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997 – hilltop hopper, dolomite hopper
- Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937
- Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877) – white-tail hopper, black hopper
- Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Platylesches iva Evans, 1937
- Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
- Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
- Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992
- Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) – common hopper, honey hopper
- Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877) – flower-girl hopper
- Platylesches panga Evans, 1937
- Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894) – banded hopper
- Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937
- Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 – robust hopper
- Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986
- Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
- Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 – small hopper
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 79 c
- ↑ "Platylesches Holland, 1896" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Platylesches Biodiversity Explorer
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