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Thestor
''Thestor'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf .... The species are Afrotropical. Species *'' Thestor barbatus'' Henning & Henning, 1997 – bearded skolly *'' Thestor basutus'' (Wallengren, 1857) – Basuto skolly, Basuto magpie *'' Thestor brachycerus'' (Trimen, 1883) – Knysna skolly *'' Thestor braunsi'' van Son, 1941 – Braun's skolly *'' Thestor calviniae'' Riley, 1954 – Hantamsberg skolly *'' Thestor camdeboo'' Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 – Camdeboo skolly *'' Thestor claassensi'' Heath & Pringle, 2004 – Claassen's skolly *'' Thestor compassbergae'' Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970 – Compassberg skolly *'' Thestor dicksoni'' Riley, 1954 – Dickson's skolly *'' Thestor dryburghi'' van Son, 1966 – Dryburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor
''Thestor'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf .... The species are Afrotropical. Species *'' Thestor barbatus'' Henning & Henning, 1997 – bearded skolly *'' Thestor basutus'' (Wallengren, 1857) – Basuto skolly, Basuto magpie *'' Thestor brachycerus'' (Trimen, 1883) – Knysna skolly *'' Thestor braunsi'' van Son, 1941 – Braun's skolly *'' Thestor calviniae'' Riley, 1954 – Hantamsberg skolly *'' Thestor camdeboo'' Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 – Camdeboo skolly *'' Thestor claassensi'' Heath & Pringle, 2004 – Claassen's skolly *'' Thestor compassbergae'' Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970 – Compassberg skolly *'' Thestor dicksoni'' Riley, 1954 – Dickson's skolly *'' Thestor dryburghi'' van Son, 1966 – Dryburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Protumnus
''Thestor protumnus'', the Boland skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is only found in South Africa. The wingspan is 22–37.5 mm for males and 24–42.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December and August to October in Namaqualand. Subspecies ''terblanchei'' is on wing from January to March. The peak flight times vary per locality. The larvae feed on coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...s (scale insects). Subspecies *''Thestor protumnus protumnus'' – Cape Peninsula, south-western Cape *''Thestor protumnus aridus'' van Son, 1941 – Cape, Free State *''Thestor protumnus terblanchei'' Henning & Henning, 1993 – Free State left, 240px, ''T. p.'' subsp. ''aridus'', the desert Boland skolly References Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Petra
''Thestor petra'', the rock skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 26–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to January. There is one generation per year. Subspecies *''Thestor petra petra'' (Western Cape on the Gydoberg, Tierberg, Matroosberg and Skurweberg mountains around Ceres) *''Thestor petra tempe'' Pennington, 1962 (Western Cape in the Klein Karoo mountains near Seweweekspoort Seweweekspoort is a mountain pass located along the R323 regional route running from Zoar and Laingsburg in the western Little Karoo region of South Africa's Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the s ..., Elandsberg and Rooiberg) References * Butterflies described in 1962 Thestor Endemic butterflies of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Brachycerus
''Thestor brachycerus'', the Knysna skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The wingspan is 27–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from December to January. There is one generation per year. Larvae have been found in the nests of the pugnacious ant, '' Anoplolepis custodiens'', but the larval food is unknown. Subspecies *''Thestor brachycerus brachycerus'' – seaside skolly ::Range: Western Cape, confined to the heads at Knysna *''Thestor brachycerus dukei'' van Son, 1951 – Duke's skolly ::Range: Karoo and fynbos along the Langeberg from Die Koo to Montagu, then along the Swartberg and Elandsberg to the Outeniqua Mountains and along the southern Western Cape coast from Kogelberg The Kogelberg is a range of mountains along the False Bay coast in the Western Cape of South Africa. They form part of the Cape Fold Belt, starting south of the Elgin valley and forming a steep coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Dicksoni
''Thestor dicksoni'', the Dickson's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 34-37.5 mm for males and 43–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to April. There is one generation per year. Subspecies *''Thestor dicksoni dicksoni'' (montane fynbos in the Dasklip Pass near Porterville to the Roodezandsberg near the Tulbagh Kloof) *''Thestor dicksoni malagas'' Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (along the Atlantic coast and on the Langebaan peninsula) *''Thestor dicksoni warreni'' Ball, 1994 (arid strandveld Karoo near Graafwater Graafwater is a town in the Sandveld in the Western Cape province of South Africa situated 300 km from Cape Town, about halfway between Clanwilliam and Lamberts Bay. Graafwater is the Afrikaans term for "digging for water" referring to the Afrikaa ..., between Clanwilliam and Lambertsbaai) References Butterflies described in 1954 Thestor Endemic butterflies of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Basutus
''Thestor basutus'', the Basuto skolly or Basuto magpie, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 30–39 mm for males and 35–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There is one generation per year. Larvae of subspecies ''basutus'' have been reared on psyllids in nests of the pugnacious ant (''Anoplolepis custodiens''). Larvae of subspecies ''capeneri'' feed on '' Pulvinaria iceryi'' until their third instar, the fourth and final instar larvae live in the nests of pugnacious ants, which feed them by trophallaxis Trophallaxis () is the transfer of food or other fluids among members of a community through mouth-to-mouth ( stomodeal) or anus-to-mouth ( proctodeal) feeding. Along with nutrients, trophallaxis can involve the transfer of molecules such as pher ..., they also feed on detritus and ant larvae. Subspecies *''Thestor basutus basutus'' (East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Kaplani
Kaplan's skolly or Kaplan's thestor (''Thestor kaplani''), is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from fynbos on the slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains above Greyton in the Western Cape. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... 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. Sources Thestor Butterflies described in 1971 Endemic butterflies of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Rossouwi
''Thestor rossouwi'', the Rossouw's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... 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. References Thestor Butterflies described in 1971 Endemic butterflies of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Pictus
''Thestor pictus'', the Langeberg skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos-covered mountain slopes above Garcia's Pass on the Langeberg. The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of September to November, with a peak in October. There is one generation per year. Larvae have been found in the nests of the pugnacious ant ''Anoplolepis custodiens ''Anoplolepis custodiens'', commonly known as the common pugnacious ant, is a species of ant in the genus ''Anoplolepis'', native to central and southern Africa. Individual ants may come in a range of colors and sizes. Found in dry and cultivated ...'', but the larval food is unknown. References Butterflies described in 1941 Thestor Endemic butterflies of South Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Barbatus
''Thestor barbatus'', the bearded skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the West Cape in Nama Karoo at the Paardenberg and in the northern foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 32–38 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing in December. There is one generation per year. References Thestor Butterflies described in 1997 Endemic butterflies of South Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Yildizae
''Thestor yildizae'', the peninsula skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only found on the high slopes of the Cape Peninsula Mountains in the Western Cape. The wingspan is 25–32 mm for males and 28-36.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to early February. There is one generation per year. Larvae have been found in the nests of the pugnacious ant (''Anoplolepis custodiens ''Anoplolepis custodiens'', commonly known as the common pugnacious ant, is a species of ant in the genus ''Anoplolepis'', native to central and southern Africa. Individual ants may come in a range of colors and sizes. Found in dry and cultivated ...''), but the larval food is unknown. References * Y Endemic butterflies of South Africa Natural history of Cape Town Butterflies described in 1983 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestor Vansoni
''Thestor vansoni'', the Van Son's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the Nama Karoo just below the peaks of the Gydoberg, the Skurweberg and the Cederberg in the Western Cape. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 24–29 mm for males and 27–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the September to November, with a peak in October. There is one generation per year. References Butterflies described in 1962 Thestor Endemic butterflies of South Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |