| Platylesches moritili | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. moritili |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)[1] |
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The Honey Hopper or Common Hopper (Platylesches moritili) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal, north along the coast and hinterland to Maputaland and from Mpumalanga to northern Gauteng and from the central Limpopo Province to Pafuri.
The wingspan is 31–33 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are more common from March to May and from October to December[2].
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.