Platylesches ayresii

Platylesches ayresii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Platylesches
Species: P. ayresii
Binomial name
Platylesches ayresii
(Trimen, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila ayresii Trimen, 1889

The Peppered Hopper (Platylesches ayresii) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in bushveld in Botswana, western Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dry savanna and grassland.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing from July to April.

The larvae feed on Parinari capensis.[3]

References

  1. Platylesches, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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