Thestor rossouwi

Thestor rossouwi, the Rossouw's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa., where it is known from coastal fynbos from between Riversdale and Stilbaai, west to Hermanus, Cape Agulhas and Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.

Thestor rossouwi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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T. rossouwi
Binomial name
Thestor rossouwi
Dickson, 1971
Synonyms
  • Thestor swanepoeli Pennington, 1971

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 30–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April. There might be more than one generation per year.[2]

References

  1. Coetzer, H. 2020. Thestor rossouwi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161550433A161317471. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161550433A161317471.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.
  2. 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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