Sarangesa laelius

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Sarangesa laelius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Sarangesa
Species:
S. laelius
Binomial name
Sarangesa laelius
(Mabille, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea laeliusMabille, 1877
  • Sarangesa synestalmenusKarsch, 1893
  • Sarangesa tristisRebel, 1914
  • Sarangesa laelioidesRiley, 1921
  • Sarangesa coeliusde Fleury, 1926

Sarangesa laelius, the grey elfin, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, northern Ivory Coast, northern and central Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, southern Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of woodland and dry Guinea savanna.

The adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.

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