| Thestor montanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor montanus van Son, 1941[1] |
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The Mountain Skolly (Thestor montanus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos covered high mountain slopes in the south-western West Cape, from Caledon to the Hottentots.
The wingspan is 23-28 mm for males and 27-29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February, with a peak in November. There is one generation per year[2].