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Sarangesa phidyle

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Sarangesa phidyle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Sarangesa
Species:
S. phidyle
Binomial name
Sarangesa phidyle
(Walker, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides phidyle Walker, 1870
  • Achlyodes besa Mabille, 1891
  • Sape eliminata Holland, 1896
  • Sarangesa eliminata
  • Sarangesa eliminata deserticola Rebel, 1907
  • Sarangesa phidyle f. varia Evans, 1937

Sarangesa phidyle, the orange flat or small elfin, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Botswana, south-west Africa, Saudi Arabia, Sudan. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Cape to Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and Gauteng.

The wingspan is 26–38 mm. Adults are on wing year round, although they are scarcer in winter and the dry season.[2]

The larvae feed on Barleria and Peristrophe species (including Peristrophe hensii).

References

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  1. ^ Sarangesa, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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