Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Platylesches dolomitica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Platylesches Rank Species | |
Platylesches dolomitica mating behaviour
Platylesches dolomitica, the hilltop hopper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from dolomite ridges near Steelpoort in Mpumalanga, Horns Nek near Pretoria and Carletonville in Gauteng. The habitat consists of dolomite ridges in bushveld and sour grassland.
The wingspan is 32–35 mm for males and 33–37 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Parinari capensis.
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