Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Kedestes chaca | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Erionotini Rank Species | |
Kedestes chaca, the Shaka's ranger or Shaka's skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the southern and eastern slopes of the Drakensberg foothills in the eastern Cape through the Kokstad area into KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38-44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to April (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.
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