Nervia wallengrenii

Kedestes wallengrenii
	Kedestes wallengrenii figure 16
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erionotini
Genus:	Kedestes
Species:	K. wallengrenii
Binomial name
	Kedestes wallengrenii; (Trimen, 1883)
Synonyms
	Thymelicus wallengrenii Trimen, 1883; Baracus fenestratus Butler, 1894;

Wallengren’s Ranger or Wallengren’s Skipper (Kedestes wallengrenii) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya. The habitat consists of grassland and woodland.^[2]

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 30-35 for females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.^[3]

The larvae probably feed on Imperata cylindrica.

Subspecies

Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
Kedestes wallengrenii fenestratus (Butler, 1894) (Tanzania, Malawi)

References

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

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[1] Kedestes, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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

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