Dotta callicles

Dotta callicles, the pale ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Pale ranger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Dotta
Species:	D. callicles
Binomial name
Dotta callicles (Hewitson, 1868)[2]
Synonyms
Cyclopides callicles Hewitson, 1868 Hesperia aleta Plötz, 1883 Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)

The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 31–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica.^[4]

References

1. Dobson, J.C.H.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Kedestes callicles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161278121A161278125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161278121A161278125.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Kedestes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
4. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae