| Thestor rooibergensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. rooibergensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor rooibergensis Heath, 1994[2]
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Thestor rooibergensis, the Rooiberg skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos-covered mountain slopes in the Rooiberg area above Ladismith in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the September to December, with a peak in October. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
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- ^ Edge, D.A. (2020). "Thestor rooibergensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161318795A168307060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161318795A168307060.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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