Thestor holmesi, the Holmes's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known to range in the West Cape, from the Outeniqua Mountains and Jonkershoek.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thestor |
| Species: | T. holmesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor holmesi van Son, 1951[2]
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The wingspan is 26.5-35.5 mm for males and 30.5-39.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to early January. There is one generation per year.[3]
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- ^ Pringle, E.L. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Thestor holmesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161321579A175065373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161321579A175065373.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ 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.