Nervia nerva

Kedestes nerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erionotini
Genus:	Kedestes
Species:	K. nerva
Binomial name
	Kedestes nerva; (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
	Hesperia nerva Fabricius, 1793; Pyrgus tucusa Trimen, 1883; Cyclopides paola Plötz, 1884;

The Scarce Ranger or Scarce Skipper (Kedestes nerva) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33-36 for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.^[2]

Subspecies

Kedestes nerva nerva (South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
Kedestes nerva paola (Plötz, 1884) (Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, north-western Zambia)

References

^ Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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