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 phidyleWalker, 1870 Achlyodes besaMabille, 1891 Sape eliminataHolland, 1896 Sarangesa eliminata Sarangesa eliminata deserticolaRebel, 1907 Sarangesa phidyle f. variaEvans, 1937

Sarangesa phidyle, also known as the orange flat or small elfin, is a species of butterfly in 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

1. Sarangesa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.