Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Thestor claassensi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thestor Rank Species | |
Thestor claassensi, the Claassen's skolly, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the West Cape on coastal rocky outcrops in fynbos near Stilnaai between Knysna and Cape Town.
The wingspan is 27–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to early December. There is one generation per year.
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