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.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

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[1]

Adults are on wing from December to April.

Subspecies edit

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

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