Kedestes wallengrenii

Kedestes wallengrenii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erionotini
Genus:	Kedestes
Species:	K. wallengrenii
Binomial name
*Kedestes wallengrenii* (Trimen, 1883)^[1]
Synonyms
Thymelicus wallengrenii Trimen, 1883 Baracus fenestratus Butler, 1894

Kedestes wallengrenii, Wallengren's ranger or Wallengren's skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya. The habitat consists of grassland and woodland.^[2]

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 30-35 for females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.^[3]

The larvae probably feed on Imperata cylindrica.

Subspecies

Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
Kedestes wallengrenii fenestratus (Butler, 1894) (Tanzania, Malawi)

References

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↑ Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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