Thestor montanus

Thestor montanus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. montanus
Binomial name
Thestor montanus van Son, 1941 [2]

Thestor montanus, the mountain skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in fynbos covered high mountain slopes in the south-western West Cape, from Caledon to the Hottentots.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. They can present both dark and pale color morphs. ^[3] Adults are on wing from October to February, with a peak in November. There is one generation per year. ^[4]

References

1. Pringle, E.L. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Thestor montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T62123A175057446. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T62123A175057446.en . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2011-11-05). What's that Butterfly?: A starter's guide to butterflies of South Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN   978-1-4317-0227-5.
4. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.