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Sarangesa seineri, the dusted elfin or dark elfin, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Natal, the former Transvaal and Botswana and from Zimbabwe to Kenya and the DRC.
The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, although they are scarcer in winter and the dry season. [2]
The larvae feed on Peristrophe hensii .
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