Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Thestor pringlei | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thestor Rank Species | |
Thestor pringlei, the Pringle's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Western Cape in dry Nama Karoo on the Roggeveld escarpment near Sutherland and near Calvinia in the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing in December. There is one generation per year.
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