Kedestes lema

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Kedestes

Kedestes lema, the Lema ranger, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from December to April.

Subspecies

Kedestes lema lema (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia)

Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 (Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe)

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