| Nervia nerva | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Nervia |
| Species: | N. nerva |
| Binomial name | |
| Nervia nerva (Fabricius, 1793) | |
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List
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Nervia nerva, the scarce ranger or scarce skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.
Subspecies
- Nervia nerva nerva - South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Nervia nerva paola (Plötz, 1884) - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, north-western Zambia
References
- Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes nerva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162639380A162639382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162639380A162639382.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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| Kedestes nerva | |
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