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Thestor kaplani (Kaplan's skolly)

Wikipedia Abstract

Kaplan's skolly or Kaplan's thestor (Thestor kaplani) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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 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.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Thestor kaplani

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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