Thestor montanus
| Thestor montanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. montanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor montanus van Son, 1941[2]
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Thestor montanus, the mountain skolly, is a
Caledon to the Hottentots
.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. They can present both dark and pale color morphs.[3] Adults are on wing from October to February, with a peak in November. There is one generation per year.[4]
References
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- . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ISBN 978-1-4317-0227-5.
- ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.