Platylesches

Platylesches is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

• Platylesches affinissima <small>Strand, 1920</small>
• Platylesches ayresii <small>(Trimen, 1889)</small> – peppered hopper
• Platylesches batangae <small>(Holland, 1894)</small>
• Platylesches chamaeleon <small>(Mabille, 1891)</small>
• Platylesches dolomitica <small>Henning & Henning, 1997</small> – hilltop hopper, dolomite hopper
• Platylesches fosta <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches galesa <small>(Hewitson, 1877)</small> – white-tail hopper, black hopper
• Platylesches hassani <small>Collins & Larsen, 2008</small>
• Platylesches heathi <small>Collins & Larsen, 2008</small>
• Platylesches iva <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches lamba <small>Neave, 1910</small>
• Platylesches langa <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches larseni <small>Kielland, 1992</small>
• Platylesches moritili <small>(Wallengren, 1857)</small> – common hopper, honey hopper
• Platylesches neba <small>(Hewitson, 1877)</small> – flower-girl hopper
• Platylesches panga <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches picanini <small>(Holland, 1894)</small> – banded hopper
• Platylesches rasta <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches robustus <small>Neave, 1910</small> – robust hopper
• Platylesches rossii <small>Belcastro, 1986</small>
• Platylesches shona <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Platylesches tina <small>Evans, 1937</small> – small hopper

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 79 c