Thestor holmesi
| Thestor holmesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. holmesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thestor holmesi van Son, 1951[1] | |
Thestor holmesi, the Holmes's skolly, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape, from the Outeniqua Mountains and Jonkershoek.
The wingspan is 26.5-35.5 mm for males and 30.5-39.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to early January. There is one generation per year.[2]
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