Kedestes monostichus

Kedestes monostichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Kedestes
Species: K. monostichus
Binomial name
Kedestes monostichus
Hancock & Gardiner, 1982[1]

Kedestes monostichus, the Single-stitch Ranger or AWOL Ranger, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in north-eastern Zimbabwe and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of grassy highveld.

Adults are on wing from February to April.

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