Thestor yildizae
| Thestor yildizae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. yildizae |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor yildizae Koçak, 1983 | |
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Thestor yildizae, the peninsula skolly, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only found on the high slopes of the Cape Peninsula Mountains in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm for males and 28-36.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to early February. There is one generation per year.[1]
Larvae have been found in the nests of the pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis custodiens), but the larval food is unknown.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Thestor yildizae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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