- Source: Platylesches robustus
Platylesches robustus, the robust hopper or large hopper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zululand, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of moist, frost-free savanna and the transitional zone between forest and Guinea savanna.
The wingspan is 34–42 mm for males and 36–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October and from March to April and occasionally also in midsummer. There are two generations per year. Adults feed from flowers on trees and visit muddy patches.
The larvae probably feed on Parinari curatellifolia. They are salmon pink with small creamy white spots and a golden-brown head with darker brown stripes. The larvae built a shelter from the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies
Platylesches robustus robustus (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Rwanda, south-western Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and from Eswatini to KwaZulu-Natal, the lowveld of Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province)
Platylesches robustus fofi Larsen & Mei, 1998 (Guinea)
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 (southern Cameroon)
References
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- Platylesches robustus
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- List of butterflies of Eswatini
- List of butterflies of South Africa
- List of butterflies of Tanzania
- List of butterflies of Guinea
- List of butterflies of Zambia
- List of butterflies of Zimbabwe
- List of butterflies of Malawi
- List of butterflies of Cameroon
