Monza punctata

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Monza punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Monza
Species: M. punctata
Binomial name
Monza punctata
(Aurivillius, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Baoris alberti var. punctata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Monza cretacea crona Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea punctata f. canda Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crola Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crola f. candia Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crosa Evans, 1937

Monza punctata is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Pennisetum species.

Subspecies

  • Monza punctata punctata (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
  • Monza punctata crola Evans, 1937 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

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  1. ↑ Monza at funet.fi
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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