Marshall's ranger | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Kedestes |
Species: | K. marshalli |
Binomial name | |
Kedestes marshalli Aurivillius, 1925 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Kedestes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, commonly known as rangers. The genus is restricted to the Afrotropical realm, where it occurs mostly in the East and South. The larvae of several species feed on grasses. It is thought to be related to Ampittia.
Kedestes barberae, or Barber's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Africa, from the Cape Province to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Transvaal, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.
Kedestes sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.
Kedestes niveostriga, the dark ranger or dark skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.
Kedestes lenis, the unique ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa.
Kedestes wallengrenii, Wallengren's ranger or Wallengren's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and from Mozambique to Kenya. The habitat consists of grassland and woodland.
Kedestes callicles, the pale ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The Erionotini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies.
Kedestes brunneostriga is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Kedestes heathi is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zambia.
Kedestes lema, the Lema ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Kedestes malua is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia.
Kedestes michaeli, or Michael's ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of damp, grassy hollows in montane grassland.
Kedestes monostichus, the single-stitch ranger or AWOL ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in northeastern Zimbabwe and Namibia. The habitat consists of grassy highveld.
Kedestes nancy is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya.
Kedestes protensa, the West African ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and open montane areas.
Kedestes pinheyi is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
Kedestes rogersi is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry thornbush and Acacia country.
Kedestes straeleni is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western and north-eastern Zambia.
Kedestes sublineata, the black-veined ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Namibia. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
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