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Nervia protensa

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Kedestes protensa
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K. protensa
Binomial name
Kedestes protensa
Butler, 1901[1]
Synonyms
  • Kedestes paola protensa
  • Kedestes chacoides Gaede, 1916

Kedestes protensa, the West African Ranger, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Tanzania, Zambia (from the north-western part of the country to the Copperbelt) and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and open montane areas.

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