Thestor penningtoni, the Pennington's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Western Cape, from the Swartberg Pass along the Great Swartberg, Elandsberg north of Seweweekspoort, the Keeromsberg and Waboomsberg, as well as the Hex River Mountains.
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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. penningtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor penningtoni van Son, 1949[2]
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The wingspan is 26–37 mm for males and 32–41 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late October to November. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
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- ^ Pringle, E.L. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Thestor penningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161321813A175065663. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161321813A175065663.en. Retrieved 9 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.