Thestor compassbergae
| Thestor compassbergae | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. compassbergae |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor compassbergae Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970 | |
The Compassberg Skolly (Thestor compassbergae) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from grassy inclusions in Nama Karoo on the mountain slopes of the Kompasberg, above Nieu-Bethesda in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 26–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing in mid December. There is one generation per year.[1]
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Thestor compassbergae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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