Thestor rossouwi

Thestor rossouwi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. rossouwi
Binomial name
	Thestor rossouwi; Dickson, 1971
Synonyms
	Thestor swanepoeli Pennington, 1971;

Thestor rossouwi, the Rossouw's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa., where it is known from coastal fynbos from between Riversdale and Stilbaai, west to Hermanus, Cape Agulhas and Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 30–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April. There might be more than one generation per year.[2]

References

Coetzer, H. 2020. Thestor rossouwi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161550433A161317471. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161550433A161317471.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.
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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[IUCN-1] Coetzer, H. 2020. Thestor rossouwi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161550433A161317471. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161550433A161317471.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.