Kedestes wallengrenii

Kedestes wallengrenii
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Kedestes
Species:	K. wallengrenii
Binomial name
	Kedestes wallengrenii; (Trimen, 1883)
Synonyms
	Thymelicus wallengrenii Trimen, 1883; Baracus fenestratus Butler, 1894;

Kedestes wallengrenii, Wallengren's ranger or Wallengren's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya. The habitat consists of grassland and woodland.^[3]

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.^[4]

The larvae probably feed on Imperata cylindrica.

Subspecies

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

References

^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes wallengrenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162640593A162640609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162640593A162640609.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ 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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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes wallengrenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162640593A162640609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162640593A162640609.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

[4] 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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Kedestes wallengrenii

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