Thestor holmesi

Thestor holmesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. holmesi
Binomial name
Thestor holmesi van Son, 1951[1]

Holmes’s Skolly (Thestor holmesi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape, from the Outenquas Mountains and Jonkershoek.

The wingspan is 26.5-35.5 mm for males and 30.5-39.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to early January. There is one generation per year.^[2]

References

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