Dotta callicles

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Pale ranger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Dotta
Species:
D. callicles
Binomial name
Dotta callicles
(Hewitson, 1868) [2]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides calliclesHewitson, 1868
  • Hesperia aletaPlötz, 1883
  • Kedestes callicles(Hewitson, 1868)

Dotta callicles, the pale ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. [3]

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica . [4]

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References

  1. Dobson, J.C.H.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Kedestes callicles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T161278121A161278125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161278121A161278125.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae