Platylesches batangae
| Platylesches batangae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. batangae |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)[1] | |
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Platylesches batangae, the Batanga Hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Angola, the central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and possibly Nigeria.[2]
The larvae feed on Parinari congensis and Parinari polyandra.
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