Mountain Skolly

Thestor montanus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Thestor montanus, the mountain skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos covered high mountain slopes in the south-western West Cape, from Caledon to the Hottentots. The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females.

Distribution

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Mountain Skolly

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