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Kedestes lema

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Species of butterfly

Kedestes lema
Kedestes lema figure 8
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Kedestes
Species: K. lema
Binomial name
Kedestes lema
Neave, 1910

Kedestes lema, the Lema ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from December to April.

Subspecies

  • Kedestes lema lema (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
  • Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 (Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe)

References

  1. Kedestes, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Taxon identifiers
Kedestes lema


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