Biology:Sarangesa astrigera

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Sarangesa astrigera
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Sarangesa astrigera figure 8
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Sarangesa
Species:
S. astrigera
Binomial name
Sarangesa astrigera
Butler, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarangesa neavei Riley, 1921

Sarangesa astrigera, the white-speckled elfin, is a 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

Wikidata ☰ Q7423102 entry