Thestor murrayi

Thestor murrayi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. murrayi
Binomial name
Thestor murrayi Swanepoel, 1953 [2]

Thestor murrayi, the Murray's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is identified from Name Karoo in the West Cape, from the Swartberg to the Kammanassie, Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains to the Groot Winterhoekberge and Baviaanskloofberge in the East Cape.

The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one generation per year. ^[3]

References

1. Pringle, E.L. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Thestor murrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T161321671A175065471. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161321671A175065471.en . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. Thestor 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.