''Platylesches shona'', the Shona hopper, is a
butterfly in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. It is found in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (
Shaba),
Zambia,
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe and
Namibia.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]
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Adults are on wing from July to October and again from March to May, probably in two generations per year.
References
Butterflies described in 1937
Erionotini
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