Thestor montanus

Thestor montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thestor
Species: T. montanus
Binomial name
Thestor montanus
van Son, 1941[1]

Thestor montanus, the mountain skolly, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos covered high mountain slopes in the south-western West Cape, from Caledon to the Hottentots.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February, with a peak in November. There is one generation per year.[2]

References

  1. Thestor at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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