Kedestes nerva

Kedestes nerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Kedestes
Species: K. nerva
Binomial name
Kedestes nerva
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia nerva Fabricius, 1793
  • Pyrgus tucusa Trimen, 1883
  • Cyclopides paola Plötz, 1884

The Scarce Ranger or Scarce Skipper (Kedestes nerva) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33-36 for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.[2]

Subspecies

References

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  1. Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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