Sarangesa phidyle

Sarangesa phidyle
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
  • Sarangesa eliminata Holland, 1896

The Orange Flat or Small Elfin (Sarangesa phidyle) 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

  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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