Thestor camdeboo
| Thestor camdeboo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. camdeboo |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor camdeboo Dickson & Wykeham, 1994[1] | |
The Camdeboo Skolly (Thestor camdeboo) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from grassveld inclusions in Nama Karoo on the upper slopes of the Camdeboo Mountains north of Aberdeen in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of November to mid December. There is one generation per year.[2]
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