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Platylesches picanini Holland 1894

Description

Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)

TCEC observed one oviposition on Parinari excelsa (Chrysobalanaceae) growing commonly in riverine forest immediately under Mulanje Mountain, Malawi, but was unable to reach the oviposition site.

Notes

Published as part of Collins, Steve C., 2017, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 12. New information and corrections, pp. 471-496 in Zootaxa 4312 (3) on page 489, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/855771

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Platylesches
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Holland
Species
picanini
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 sec. Collins, 2017