Sarangesa lucidella

Sarangesa lucidella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Sarangesa
Species:	S. lucidella
Binomial name
	Sarangesa lucidella; (Mabille, 1891)
Synonyms
	Sape lucidellaMabille, 1891; Sarangesa ganyiBethune-Baker, 1906; Sarangesa lucidella f. marmoraEvans, 1937;

Last updated September 14, 2025

Sarangesa lucidella, commonly known as the lucidella elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and from Kenya to Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana.^[2] The habitat consists of shady banks of culverts.

Adults are on wing from July to October and from January to May. There are distinct seasonal forms.

Subspecies

Sarangesa lucidella lucidella - Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya to central and eastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Sarangesa lucidella helenaEvans, 1947 - Ethiopia

References

↑ Sarangesa, funet.fi
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

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[1] Sarangesa, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

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