Thestor montanus, the mountain skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos covered high mountain slopes in the south-western West Cape, from Caledon to the Hottentots.
| Thestor montanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. montanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor montanus van Son, 1941[2]
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The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. They can present both dark and pale color morphs.[3] Adults are on wing from October to February, with a peak in November. There is one generation per year.[4]
References edit
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- ^ Pringle, E.L. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Thestor montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62123A175057446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T62123A175057446.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2011-11-05). What's that Butterfly?: A starter's guide to butterflies of South Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 978-1-4317-0227-5.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.