Kedestes macomo, the Macomo ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Nigeria to Transvaal, East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Somalia.
| Macomo ranger | |
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| Imago in the Soutpansberg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Kedestes |
| Species: | K. macomo
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| Binomial name | |
| Kedestes macomo | |
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The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. There are several generations per year, but it is scarce in winter, peaks occur in late summer and autumn.[3]
The larvae feed on a grass species, Imperata cylindrica.
Kedestes macomo f. marshalli Aurivillius, 1925 is now deemed a full species, Kedestes marshalli.
References
edit- ^ Dobson, J.C.H. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Kedestes macomo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161278015A175060406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161278015A175060406.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Kedestes 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.
Media related to Kedestes macomo at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Kedestes macomo at Wikispecies
