Thestor strutti, the Strutt's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from sparse fynbos on the high slopes near the north end of the Bainskloof Pass near Wolseley in the Western Cape.
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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. strutti
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| Binomial name | |
| Thestor strutti van Son, 1951
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The wingspan is 25–27 mm for males and 26–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late July or August to early September. There is one generation per year.[2]
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- ^ Morton, A. (2020). "Thestor strutti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T21757A168311935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T21757A168311935.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.