Kedestes lema
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Kedestes |
| Species: | K. lema
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Kedestes lema, the Lema ranger, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults are on wing from December to April.
Subspecies
[edit]- Kedestes lema lema (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
- Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 (Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe)
References
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