Kedestes marshalli

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Marshall's ranger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Kedestes
Species:
K. marshalli
Binomial name
Kedestes marshalli
Aurivillius, 1925 [1]
Synonyms
  • Kedestes macomo f. marshalliAurivillius, 1925

Kedestes marshalli, Marshall's ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zimbabwe. [2]

Adults are on wing all year, except in the winter months.

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