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.
Dusted elfin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Sarangesa |
Species: | S. seineri
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Binomial name | |
Sarangesa seineri | |
Synonyms | |
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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 edit
- 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 edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Sarangesa seineri.
- ^ 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.