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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Dotta |
Species: | D. callicles
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Binomial name | |
Dotta callicles | |
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Dotta callicles, the pale ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica. [4]
Pale ranger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Dotta |
Species: | D. callicles
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Binomial name | |
Dotta callicles | |
Synonyms | |
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Dotta callicles, the pale ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica. [4]