Kedestes mohozutza

Kedestes mohozutza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Kedestes
Species: K. mohozutza
Binomial name
Kedestes mohozutza
(Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia mohozutza Wallengren, 1857

The Fulvous Ranger or Harlequin Skipper (Kedestes mohozutza) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Zaire and Uganda.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33-42 for females. Adults are on wing from November to March (with a peak from November to December). There is one generation per year.[2]

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.