Sarangesa seineri

Sarangesa seineri
Sarangesa seineri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Sarangesa
Species: S. seineri
Binomial name
Sarangesa seineri
Strand, 1909[1]

The Dusted Elfin or Dark Elfin (Sarangesa seineri) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Natal, the former Transvaal and Botswana and from Zimbabwe to Kenya and Zaire.

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 (north of Soutpansberg in Limpopo Province to northern Gauteng and northern Mpumalanga)
  • Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937 (Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga)
  • Sarangesa seineri tanga Evans, 1937 (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South West Africa)

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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