Thestor rossouwi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Thestor
Species
Thestor rossouwi
Scientific Name
Thestor rossouwi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Thestor rossouwi

Thestor rossouwi, the Rossouw's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa., where it is known from coastal fynbos from between Riversdale and Stilbaai, west to Hermanus, Cape Agulhas and Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 30–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April. There might be more than one generation per year.

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Rossouw's skolly

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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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Thestor rossouwi
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