| Kedestes wallengrenii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Kedestes |
| Species: | K. wallengrenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)[1] |
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Wallengren’s Ranger or Wallengren’s Skipper (Kedestes wallengrenii) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 30-35 for females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year[2].
The larvae probably feed on Imperata cylindrica.