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Nervia mohozutza

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Nervia mohozutza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nervia
Species:
N. mohozutza
Binomial name
Nervia mohozutza
Synonyms
  • Hesperia mohozutza Wallengren, 1857
  • Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)

Nervia mohozutza, the fulvous ranger or harlequin skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Zaire and Uganda.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 33–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March (with a peak from November to December). There is one generation per year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dobson, J.C.H.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Kedestes mohozutza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161276174A161276179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161276174A161276179.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.