Calleagris kobela
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | C. kobela
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Calleagris kobela, the Mrs Raven's flat or Mrs Raven's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa, in Afromontane forests from the eastern Cape along the Amatolas and coastal forests to KwaZulu-Natal up to the midlands.
The wingspan is 42–44 mm for males and 43–45 mm for females. There is one generation in late summer with peaks from February to March.[2]
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- ^ Calleagris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1864
- Tagiadini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Roland Trimen
- Pyrginae stubs