Sarangesa phidyle

Sarangesa phidyle, the orange flat or small elfin, is a butterfly of 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 Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and Gauteng.

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 phidyle Walker, 1870 Achlyodes besa Mabille, 1891 Sape eliminata Holland, 1896 Sarangesa eliminata Sarangesa eliminata deserticola Rebel, 1907 Sarangesa phidyle f. varia Evans, 1937

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.