Monza punctata

Monza punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Monza
Species:	M. punctata
Binomial name
	Monza punctata; (Aurivillius, 1910)[1]
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;

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

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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