Sarangesa astrigera
Appearance
White-speckled elfin | |
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Sarangesa astrigera figure 8 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Sarangesa |
Species: | S. astrigera
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Binomial name | |
Sarangesa astrigera | |
Synonyms | |
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Sarangesa astrigera, commonly known as the white-speckled elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is mostly found in Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province), Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.
References
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