Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Thestor brachycerus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thestor Rank Species | |
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Similar Thestor, Chrysoritis thysbe, Chrysoritis, Orachrysops niobe, Aloeides | ||
Thestor brachycerus, the Knysna skolly, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 27–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.
Larvae have been found in the nests of the pugnacious ant, Anoplolepis custodiens, but the larval food is unknown.
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