Monza punctata

Monza punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Monza
Species:	M. punctata
Binomial name
	Monza punctata; (Aurivillius, 1910)
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 family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. 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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