Monza punctata

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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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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