Platylesches

Platylesches is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa.

==Species== Listed alphabetically: Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920 Platylesches ayresii (Trimen, 1889) – peppered hopper Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894) Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891) Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997 – hilltop hopper, dolomite hopper Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937 Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877) – white-tail hopper, black hopper Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008 Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008 Platylesches iva Evans, 1937 Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910 Platylesches langa Evans, 1937 Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992 Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) – common hopper, honey hopper Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877) – flower-girl hopper Platylesches panga Evans, 1937 Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894) – banded hopper Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 – robust hopper Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986 Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 – small hopper