Kaplan's thestor
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| Species: | T. kaplani
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| Thestor kaplani Dickson & Stephen, 1971
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The Kaplan's Thestor (Thestor kaplani) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from Fynbos on the slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains above Greytown in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[1]
Sources
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Thestor kaplani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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