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Calleagris kobela

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Calleagris kobela

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Calleagris

Rank
  
Species

Calleagris kobela

Calleagris kobela, the Mrs Raven's flat or Mrs Raven's skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa, in Afromontane forests from the eastern Cape along the Amatolas and coastal forests to KwaZulu-Natal up to the midlands.

The wingspan is 42–44 mm for males and 43–45 mm for females. There is one generation in late summer with peaks from February to March.

References

Calleagris kobela Wikipedia