Biology:Thestor compassbergae
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Thestor compassbergae | |
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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. compassbergae
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| Thestor compassbergae Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970
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Thestor compassbergae, the Compassberg skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa , where it is only known from grassy inclusions in Nama Karoo on the mountain slopes of the Kompasberg, above Nieu-Bethesda in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 26–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing in mid-December. There is one generation per year.[2]
References
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- ↑ Pringle, E.L. (2020). "Thestor compassbergae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T21752A168307655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T21752A168307655.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21752/168307655. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q5466202 entry
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