Thestor protumnus

Boland skolly
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. protumnus
Binomial name
	Thestor protumnus; (Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
	Papilio protumnus Linnaeus, 1764; Papilio petalus Cramer, [1779]; Thestor protumnus mijburghi Dickson & Wykeham, 1994; Thestor terblanchei Henning & Henning, 1993; Papilio silvius Fabricius, 1787;

Thestor protumnus, the Boland skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is only found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–37.5 mm for males and 24–42.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December and August to October in Namaqualand. Subspecies terblanchei is on wing from January to March. The peak flight times vary per locality.^[2]

The larvae feed on coccids (scale insects).

Subspecies edit

Thestor protumnus protumnus – Cape Peninsula, south-western Cape
Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941 – Cape, Free State
Thestor protumnus terblanchei Henning & Henning, 1993 – Free State

T. p. subsp. aridus, the desert Boland skolly

References edit

^ Thestor 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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[1] Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] 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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