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Platylesches ayresii
Platylesches
ayresii
, the
peppered
hopper
, is a
butterfly
of the
family
Hesperiidae
. It is found in
bushveld
in
Botswana
,
western
Transvaal
,
KwaZulu-Natal
,
Mozambique
and
Zimbabwe
. The
habitat
consists of
dry
savanna
and
grassland
.
The
wingspan
is 27–32
mm
for
males
and 35–38 mm for
females
.
Adults
are on
wing
from
July
to
April
.
The
larvae
feed
on
Parinari
capensis
.