Platylesches galesa
Species of butterfly
Platylesches galesa | |
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Platylesches galesa figure 7 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Platylesches |
Species: | P. galesa |
Binomial name | |
Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Platylesches galesa, the white-tail hopper or black hopper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is common in forest and woodland.
The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females.[2][3]
References
- Data related to Platylesches galesa at Wikispecies
- Media related to Platylesches galesa at Wikimedia Commons
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