Nervia nerva

Nervia nerva
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Nervia
Species:	N. nerva
Binomial name
Nervia nerva (Fabricius, 1793) [2]
Synonyms
List Hesperia nervaFabricius, 1793 Pyrgus tucusaTrimen, 1883 Cyclopides paolaPlötz, 1884 Kedestes nerva(Fabricius, 1793)

Nervia nerva, the scarce ranger or scarce skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Zimbabwe, Angola and north-western Zambia.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Nervia nerva nerva - South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Nervia nerva paola(Plötz, 1884) - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, north-western Zambia

References

1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes nerva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T162639380A162639382. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162639380A162639382.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.