Trida barberae
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Barber's ranger | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Trida |
Species: | T. barberae
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Trida barberae | |
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Trida barberae, or Barber's ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Africa, from the Cape Province to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Transvaal, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 26–33 mm for males and 29–38 mm for females. The subspecies T. b. bunta has only one generation per year, with adults on wing in September. The other two subspecies are on wing from October to November and from February to April in two generations.
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.
Subspecies
- Trida barberae barberae — south-western Tanzania, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province
- Trida barberae bonsa Evans, 1956 — dry grassland of north-western East Cape and south-eastern North Cape
- Trida barberae bunta Evans, 1956 — in fynbos on coastal dunes on the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Flats as well as the West Cape
References
- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Kedestes barberae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62075A165245706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T62075A165245706.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Kedestes, funet.fi
External links
Media related to Trida barberae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Trida barberae at Wikispecies
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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