Platylesches rossii
Platylesches rossii, the Loma hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat probably consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.
| Platylesches rossii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. rossii |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986[1] | |
Adult males mud-puddle.
References
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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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