Trida sarahae
Species of butterfly
| Trida sarahae | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trida |
| Species: | T. sarahae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trida sarahae (Henning & Henning, 1998)[2][3] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trida sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 31–34 mm for males and 54–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late September.
The larvae probably feed on Merxmuellera species.[4]
References
- ^ Dobson, J.C.H.; Dobson, C.M. (2020). "Kedestes sarahae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161277940A168309354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277940A168309354.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Kedestes, funet.fi
- ^ Henning, G. A.; Henning, S. F. (1998). "Notes on the genus Kedestes Watson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with a description of a new species from South Africa". Metamorphosis. 9 (3): 100–104.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
External links
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- 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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