Sarangesa seineri

Dusted elfin
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Sarangesa
Species:	S. seineri
Binomial name
	Sarangesa seineri; Strand, 1909[1]
Synonyms
	Sarangesa seineri tanga Evans, 1937;

Sarangesa seineri, also known as the dusted elfin or dark elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa (Natal, Transvaal), Botswana and from Zimbabwe to Kenya and the DRC.

The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, although they are scarcer in winter and the dry season.[2]

The larvae feed on Peristrophe hensii.

Subspecies

Sarangesa seineri seineri – Kenya to Malawi, Zambia, DRC: Katanga, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa: north of Soutpansberg in Limpopo to northern Gauteng and northern Mpumalanga
Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937 – Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga

References

Sarangesa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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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[1] Sarangesa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.