Thestor barbatus
Thestor barbatus, the bearded skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the West Cape in Nama Karoo at the Paardenberg and in the northern foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains.
| Thestor barbatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. barbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor barbatus Henning & Henning, 1997[2] | |
The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing in December. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
- Edge, D.A. (2020). "Thestor barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161321281A168307136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161321281A168307136.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- 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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