Platylesches affinissima
| Platylesches affinissima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. affinissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921[1] | |
Platylesches affinissima, the Bashful Hopper or Affinity Hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, north-western Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.
Adults feed from the flowers of trees and shrubs. They are on wing year round, but are most common from May to August.
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