Nervia nerva

Nervia nerva, the scarce ranger or scarce skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.

Nervia nerva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nervia
Species:
N. nerva
Binomial name
Nervia nerva
(Fabricius, 1793)[2]
Synonyms
List
  • Hesperia nerva Fabricius, 1793
  • Pyrgus tucusa Trimen, 1883
  • Cyclopides paola Plötz, 1884
  • Kedestes nerva (Fabricius, 1793)

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.[3]

Subspecies
  • Nervia nerva nerva - South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Nervia nerva paola (Plötz, 1884) - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, north-western Zambia

References
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  1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes nerva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162639380A162639382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162639380A162639382.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.


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