Thestor petra

Rock skolly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thestor
Species: T. petra
Binomial name
Thestor petra
Pennington, 1962
Synonyms
  • Thestor tempe Pennington, 1962

Thestor petra, the rock skolly, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 26–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to January. There is one generation per year.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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