Kedestes sarahae

Kedestes sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.

Kedestes sarahae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Erionotini
Genus:
Kedestes
Species:
K. sarahae
Binomial name
Kedestes sarahae
Henning & Henning, 1998[1][2]

The wingspan is 31–34 mm for males and 54–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late September.

The larvae probably feed on Merxmuellera species.[3]

References
  1. Kedestes, funet.fi
  2. Henning, G. A.; Henning, S. F. (1998). "Notes on the genus Kedestes Watson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with a description of a new species from South Africa". Metamorphosis. 9 (3): 100–104.
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
  • 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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