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The Dark Ranger or Dark Skipper (''Kedestes niveostriga'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the Cederberg in the Western Cape. The wingspan is 31–35 mm for males and 33–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to April in two generations. Subspecies ''schloszi'' is on wing from December to April. The larvae feed on ''Imperata cylindrica'', ''Pennisetum macrourum'' and ''Pennisetum clandestinum''.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Kedestes niveostriga niveostriga'' (southern and eastern slopes of East Cape mountains, south-eastern Lesotho and Kwazulu-Natal midlands) *''Kedestes niveostriga schloszi'' Pringle & Schlosz, 1997 (Riviersonderend Mountains in West Cape) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kedestes niveostriga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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