Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Thestor rossouwi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thestor Rank Species | |
Thestor rossouwi, the Rossouw's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa., where it is known from coastal fynbos from between Riversdale and Stilbaai, west to Hermanus, Cape Agulhas and Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 30–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April. There might be more than one generation per year.
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