Thestor dicksoni

Thestor dicksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestor
Species:	T. dicksoni
Binomial name
	Thestor dicksoni; Riley, 1954[1]
Synonyms
	Thestor malagas Dickson & Wykeham, 1994;

Thestor dicksoni, the Dickson's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 34-37.5 mm for males and 43–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to April. There is one generation per year.[2]

Subspecies

Thestor dicksoni dicksoni (montane fynbos in the Dasklip Pass near Porterville to the Roodezandsberg near the Tulbagh Kloof)
Thestor dicksoni malagas Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (along the Atlantic coast and on the Langebaan peninsula)
Thestor dicksoni warreni Ball, 1994 (arid strandveld Karoo near Graafwater, between Clanwilliam and Lambertsbaai)

Thestor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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