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 | |
| |
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
- Kedestes nerva nerva (South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Kedestes nerva paola (Plötz, 1884) (Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, north-western Zambia)
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kedestes nerva. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Kedestes nerva |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.