Platylesches chamaeleon explained

Platylesches chamaeleon, the chamaeleon hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Niger.^[1] The habitat probably consists of forests and gallery forests.

Subspecies

• Platylesches chamaeleon chamaeleon (Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Zambia, possibly Niger)
• Platylesches chamaeleon tero Evans, 1937 (western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae