Kedestes callicles

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Pale ranger
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Kedestes
Species:
K. callicles
Binomial name
Kedestes callicles
(Hewitson, 1868)[2]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides callicles Hewitson, 1868
  • Plötz, 1883 Hesperia aleta

Kedestes callicles, the pale ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dobson, J.C.H.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Kedestes callicles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161278121A161278125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161278121A161278125.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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