Sarangesa maculata

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Sarangesa maculata
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S. maculata
Binomial name
Sarangesa maculata
(Mabille, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sape maculataMabille, 1891
  • Sarangesa subalbicansBethune-Baker, 1906

Sarangesa maculata is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of wooded savanna.

The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica .

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