Platylesches shona
Platylesches shona, the Shona hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[2]
| Platylesches shona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. shona |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches shona Evans, 1937[1] | |
Adults are on wing from July to October and again from March to May, probably in two generations per year.
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- "Platylesches Holland, 1896" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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