''Thestor'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...

. The species are

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

Species

*'' Thestor barbatus'' Henning & Henning, 1997 – bearded skolly *'' Thestor basutus'' (Wallengren, 1857) – Basuto skolly, Basuto magpie *'' Thestor brachycerus'' (Trimen, 1883) – Knysna skolly *'' Thestor braunsi'' van Son, 1941 – Braun's skolly *'' Thestor calviniae'' Riley, 1954 – Hantamsberg skolly *'' Thestor camdeboo'' Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 – Camdeboo skolly *'' Thestor claassensi'' Heath & Pringle, 2004 – Claassen's skolly *'' Thestor compassbergae'' Quickelberge & McMaster, 1970 – Compassberg skolly *'' Thestor dicksoni'' Riley, 1954 – Dickson's skolly *'' Thestor dryburghi'' van Son, 1966 – Dryburgh's skolly *'' Thestor holmesi'' van Son, 1951 – Holmes's skolly *'' Thestor kaplani'' Dickson & Stephen, 1971 – Kaplan's skolly, Kaplan's thestor *'' Thestor montanus'' van Son, 1941 – mountain skolly *'' Thestor murrayi'' Swanepoel, 1953 – Murray's skolly *'' Thestor overbergensis'' Heath & Pringle, 2004 – Overberg skolly *'' Thestor penningtoni'' van Son, 1949 – Pennington's skolly *''

Thestor petra ''Thestor petra'', the rock skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 26–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to January. T ...

'' Pennington, 1962 – rock skolly *'' Thestor pictus'' van Son, 1941 – Langeberg skolly *'' Thestor pringlei'' Dickson, 1976 – Pringle's skolly *'' Thestor protumnus'' (Linnaeus, 1764) – Boland skolly *'' Thestor rileyi'' Pennington, 1956 – Riley's skolly *'' Thestor rooibergensis'' Heath, 1994 – Rooiberg skolly *'' Thestor rossouwi'' Dickson, 1971 – Rossouw's skolly *'' Thestor stepheni'' Swanepoel, 1968 – Stephen's skolly *'' Thestor strutti'' van Son, 1951 – Strutt's skolly *'' Thestor vansoni'' Pennington, 1962 – Van Son's skolly *'' Thestor yildizae'' Koçak, 1983 – peninsula skolly

External links

''Thestor''
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