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Thestor compassbergae (Butterfly)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Compassberg Skolly (Thestor compassbergae) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from grassy inclusions in Nama Karoo on the mountain slopes of the Kompasberg, above Nieu-Bethesda in the East Cape. The wingspan is 26–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing in mid December. There is one generation per year.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0