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Kedestes lema

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Kedestes lema
Kedestes lema figure 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Kedestes
Species:
K. lema
Binomial name
Kedestes lema
Neave, 1910[1]

Kedestes lema, the Lema Ranger, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from December to April.

Subspecies

  • Kedestes lema lema (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
  • Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 (Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Kedestes lema.
  1. ^ Kedestes, funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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