Kedestes callicles

Kedestes callicles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Kedestes
Species: K. callicles
Binomial name
Kedestes callicles
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides callicles Hewitson, 1868
  • Hesperia aleta Plötz, 1883

The Pale Ranger (Kedestes callicles) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31-33 for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.[3]

References

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  1. Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae