Platylesches langa

Platylesches langa, the dark peppered hopper or irrorated hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in northern Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), southern Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.

Platylesches langa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Platylesches
Species:
P. langa
Binomial name
Platylesches langa
Evans, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Platylesches ayresii langa Evans, 1937

Adults are on wing year round.

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