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Kedestes sarahae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Kedestes sarahae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Erionotini

Rank
  
Species

Kedestes sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 31–34 mm for males and 54–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late September.

The larvae probably feed on Merxmuellera species.

References

Kedestes sarahae Wikipedia


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