Kedestes macomo

Macomo ranger
Imago in the Soutpansberg
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Kedestes
Species:	K. macomo
Binomial name
Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862) [2]
Synonyms
Cyclopides macomoTrimen, 1862

Kedestes macomo, the Macomo ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Nigeria to Transvaal, East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Somalia.

The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. There are several generations per year, but it is scarce in winter, peaks occur in late summer and autumn. ^[3]

The larvae feed on a grass species, Imperata cylindrica .

Kedestes macomo f. marshalliAurivillius, 1925 is now deemed a full species, Kedestes marshalli .

References

1. Dobson, J.C.H. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Kedestes macomo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T161278015A175060406. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161278015A175060406.en . Retrieved 8 August 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.

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