Kedestes callicles
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Kedestes |
| Species: | K. callicles |
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| Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)[1] | |
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Kedestes callicles, the pale ranger, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31-33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.[3]
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- ↑ Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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