Sarangesa seineri
Sarangesa seineri, the dusted elfin or dark elfin, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Natal, the former Transvaal and Botswana and from Zimbabwe to Kenya and the DRC.
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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
- 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 – Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga
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