Monza punctata

Monza punctata is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Monza punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Monza
Species:
M. punctata
Binomial name
Monza punctata
Synonyms
  • Baoris alberti var. punctata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Monza cretacea crona Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea punctata f. canda Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crola Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crola f. candia Evans, 1937
  • Monza cretacea crosa Evans, 1937

The larvae possibly feed on Pennisetum species.

Subspecies
  • Monza punctata punctata (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
  • Monza punctata crola Evans, 1937 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
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References
  1. Monza at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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