Kedestes protensa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Kedestes |
Species: | K. protensa |
Binomial name | |
Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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 (from the north-western part of the country to the Copperbelt) and Angola. [2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and open montane areas.
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 nerva, the scarce ranger or scarce skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.
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 lepenula, the chequered ranger or chequered skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the central East Cape through the western part of the Free State, the eastern part of North West Province into the dry western parts of the Limpopo Province up to Polokwane. It is also found in Botswana.
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 marshalli, Marshall's ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
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 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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