Nervia chaca

Nervia chaca, commonly known as Shaka's ranger or Shaka's skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa, from the southern and eastern slopes of the Drakensberg foothills in the eastern Cape through the Kokstad area into KwaZulu-Natal.

Nervia chaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nervia
Species:
N. chaca
Binomial name
Nervia chaca
(Trimen, 1873)[2]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus chaca Trimen, 1873
  • Kedestes chaca (Trimen, 1873)

The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to April (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.[3]

References
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  1. Dobson, J.C.H. 2020. Kedestes chaca (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T10964A175056280. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T10964A175056280.en. Downloaded on 08 August 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.


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