Thestor braunsi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | T. braunsi
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| Thestor braunsi van Son, 1941[2]
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Thestor braunsi, the Braun's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape Nama Karoo from Greyton, the north and south of Swartberg, east to Willowmore and west to the Robertson area.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October and March in most of the range and in January in Greyton. There are two generations per year.[3]
References[]
- ^ Pringle, E.L. 2020. Thestor braunsi (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T160380A175057896. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T160380A175057896.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2021.
- ^ Thestor 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.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1941
- Thestor
- Endemic fauna of South Africa
- Butterflies of Africa
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