Trida barberae

Barber's ranger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Trida
Species:	T. barberae
Binomial name
Trida barberae (Trimen, 1873) [2]
Synonyms
Cyclopides barberaeTrimen, 1873 Thymelicus barberae(Trimen, 1873) Kedestes barberae(Trimen, 1873)

Trida barberae, or Barber's ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Africa, from the Cape Province to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Transvaal, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 26–33 mm for males and 29–38 mm for females. The subspecies T. b. bunta has only one generation per year, with adults on wing in September. The other two subspecies are on wing from October to November and from February to April in two generations.

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica .

Subspecies

• Trida barberae barberae — south-western Tanzania, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province
• Trida barberae bonsaEvans, 1956 — dry grassland of north-western East Cape and south-eastern North Cape
• Trida barberae buntaEvans, 1956 — in fynbos on coastal dunes on the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Flats as well as the West Cape

References

1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes barberae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T62075A165245706. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T62075A165245706.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Kedestes, funet.fi

External links

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   Media related to Trida barberae at Wikimedia Commons
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   Data related to Trida barberae at Wikispecies
• Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.