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; 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 family Hesperiidae. It is found from Botswana, south-west Africa, Saudi Arabia, Sudan. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Cape to Eswatini, 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

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.

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