Trida sarahae

Trida sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.

Trida sarahae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Trida
Species:
T. sarahae
Binomial name
Trida sarahae
(Henning & Henning, 1998)[2][3]
Synonyms
  • Kedestes sarahae Henning & Henning, 1998

The wingspan is 31–34 mm for males and 54–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late September.

The larvae probably feed on Merxmuellera species.[4]

References
  1. Dobson, J.C.H.; Dobson, C.M. (2020). "Kedestes sarahae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161277940A168309354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277940A168309354.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Kedestes, funet.fi
  3. Henning, G. A.; Henning, S. F. (1998). "Notes on the genus Kedestes Watson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with a description of a new species from South Africa". Metamorphosis. 9 (3): 100–104.
  4. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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  • 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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