Thestor dryburghi
| Thestor dryburghi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. dryburghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor dryburghi van Son, 1966 | |
Dryburgh's Skolly (Thestor dryburghi) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa where it is only known from northern Namaqualand in succulent Karoo-covered hills at Kamieskroon to the north-west of Steinkopf in the North Cape.
The wingspan is 34–37 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October. 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 dryburghi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.