Kedestes macomo
Kedestes macomo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Erionotini |
Genus: | Kedestes |
Species: | K. macomo |
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Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)[1] | |
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Kedestes macomo, the Macomo ranger, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nigeria to Transvaal, East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Somalia.
The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 33-35 mm for females. There are several generations per year, but it is scarce in winter, peaks occur in late summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.
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