Platylesches dolomitica
| Platylesches dolomitica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. dolomitica |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997[1] | |
The Hilltop Hopper (Platylesches dolomitica) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from dolomite ridges near Steelpoort in Mpumalanga, Horn’s Nek near Pretoria and Carletonville in Gauteng. The habitat consists of dolomite ridges in bushveld and sour grassland.[2]
The wingspan is 32–35 mm for males and 33–37 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Parinari capensis.
References
- ↑ Platylesches, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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