Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Thestor murrayi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thestor Rank Species | |
Thestor murrayi, the Murray's skolly, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Name Karoo in the West Cape, from the Swartberg to the Kammanassie, Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains to the Groot Winterhoekberge and Baviaanskloofberge in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one generation per year.
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