Platylesches larseni

Platylesches larseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Platylesches
Species:
P. larseni
Binomial name
Platylesches larseni
Kielland, 1992[1]

Platylesches larseni is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Mpanda District).[2] The habitat consists of riverine forests at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 1,600 meters.

Adults males mud-puddle and feed from bird droppings. Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

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  1. ^ "Platylesches Holland, 1896" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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