| Kedestes lenis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Kedestes |
| Species: | K. lenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932[1] |
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The Unique Ranger (Kedestes lenis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 29-35 for females. Adults are on wing from October to March (with a peak in spring for ssp. lenis and in midsummer for ssp. alba). There is one generation per year[2].
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica and Imperata arundinacea.