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.
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