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Sarangesa
''Sarangesa'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Most of the contained species are found in the Afrotropical realm a few are Indomalayan Species *'' Sarangesa astrigera'' Butler, 1893 *'' Sarangesa aza'' Evans, 1951 *'' Sarangesa bouvieri'' (Mabille, 1877) *''Sarangesa brigida'' (Plötz, 1879) *'' Sarangesa dasahara'' Moore, 866/small> *'' Sarangesa gaerdesi'' Evans, 1949 *'' Sarangesa haplopa'' Swinhoe, 1907 *''Sarangesa laelius'' (Mabille, 1877) *''Sarangesa lucidella'' (Mabille, 1891) *'' Sarangesa lunula'' Druce, 1910 *'' Sarangesa maculata'' (Mabille, 1891) *'' Sarangesa majorella'' (Mabille, 1891) *''Sarangesa maxima'' Neave, 1910 *''Sarangesa motozi'' (Wallengren, 1857) *'' Sarangesa motozioides'' Holland, 1892 *''Sarangesa pandaensis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 *'' Sarangesa penningtoni'' Evans, 1951 *''Sarangesa phidyle'' (Walker, 1870) *'' Sarangesa princei'' Karsch, 1896 *''Sarangesa purendra'' Moore, 1882 *'' Sarangesa ruona'' Evans, 1937 *(''Sarangesa sa ...
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Sarangesa Dasahara
''Sarangesa dasahara'', the common small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Indomalayan realm. Description The common small flat has a wingspan or around 30–35 mm. It is a dull black or brown butterfly with a semi-transparent spot on the wings and sometimes with no visible spots. The underside of the wings is grey brown with diffused dark spots. The male and female are similar in shape and colour and with hardly any differentiation. Both sexes of the flat are similar in appearance, being dull brownish black above and greyer in colour below. The butterflies have small, semi-transparent discal, cell and apical spots. The dark spots on the underside of the forewing are large, dark and diffused. (under Common Small Flat ''Sarangesa dasahara'' Moore). Status, distribution and habitat This species is most commonly visible at the end of the rainy season, but sparsely found in the post-monsoon months. It is common but not abundant in most habitats. ...
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Sarangesa Purendra
''Sarangesa purendra'', the spotted small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Subspecies *''Sarangesa purendra purendra'' Moore, 1882 - Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand *''Sarangesa purendra hopkinsi'' Evans, 1921 - Karnataka and Tamil Nadu *''Sarangesa purendra pandra'' Evans, 1949 - Kerala to Rajasthan *'' Sarangesa purendra sati'' de Nicéville, 1891 - Gujarat ( Kutch) Description In 1865, Frederic Moore described this butterfly as: Life history The larvae of ''Sarangesa purendra hopkinsi'' feed on ''Asystasia'' and '' Blepharis asperrima''. They also feed on ''Lepidagathis cristata'' but need confirmation. Whereas the ''Sarangesa purendra pandra'' feed on ''Lepidagathis keralensis ''Lepidagathis keralensis'' is a plant species described by PV Madhusoodanan and NP Singh. ''Lepidagathis keralensis'' is included in the genus ''Lepidagathis'' and the family Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicoty ...''. References ...
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Sarangesa Brigida
''Sarangesa brigida'', Brigid's elfin, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of forest edges and clearings. Subspecies *''Sarangesa brigida brigida'' (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon) *''Sarangesa brigida atra'' Evans, 1937 (eastern Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania) *''Sarangesa brigida sanaga'' Miller, 1964 (Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, western Uganda, north-wes ...
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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 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. The larvae feed on ''Barleria ''Barleria'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Some species include: * '' Barleria acanthoides'' Vahl * '' Barleria aculeata'' Balf.f. * '' Barleria albostellata'' C.B.Clarke, the grey barleria * '' Barleria compacta'' Malombe & I. ...'' and '' Peristrophe'' species (including '' Peristrophe hensii''). References Butterflies described in 1870 Celaenorrhinini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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Sarangesa Laelius
''Sarangesa laelius'', the grey elfin, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, northern Ivory Coast, northern and central Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, southern Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... The habitat consists of woodland and dry Guinea savanna. The adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers. References Butterflies described in 1877 Celaenorrhinini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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Sarangesa Seineri
''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. The larvae feed on '' Peristrophe hensii''. Subspecies *''Sarangesa seineri seineri'' – Kenya to Malawi, Zambia, DRC: Katanga, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa: north of Soutpansberg in Limpopo to northern Gauteng and northern Mpumalanga *''Sarangesa seineri durbana'' Evans, 1937 – Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ... References ...
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Sarangesa Motozi
''Sarangesa motozi'', the forest elfin or elfin skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, and native to southern and eastern Africa. Description The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm for females. The upper surface of the wings are variegated brown and grey. Distribution This species is found from Cape Town and the eastern side of South Africa, to Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, and to Kenya and Ethiopia. Life cycle Larvae The larvae feed on ''Barleria ''Barleria'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Some species include: * '' Barleria acanthoides'' Vahl * '' Barleria aculeata'' Balf.f. * '' Barleria albostellata'' C.B.Clarke, the grey barleria * '' Barleria compacta'' Malombe & I. ...'', '' Justicia'' and '' Peristrophe'' species, including '' Peristrophe hensii''. Adults Adults are on wing year-round, although they are scarcer in the dry season. References Butterflies described in 1857 Celaenorrhinini {{Pyrginae-st ...
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Sarangesa Lucidella
''Sarangesa lucidella'', the lucidella elfin, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from Kenya to Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar .... The habitat consists of shady banks of culverts. Adults are on wing from July to October and from January to May. There are distinct seasonal forms. Subspecies *''Sarangesa lucidella lucidella'' (Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya to central and eastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana) *''Sarangesa lucidella helena'' Evans, 1947 (Ethiopia) References Butterflies described in 1891 Celaenorrhinini Butterflies of Africa {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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Sarangesa Thecla
''Sarangesa thecla'', the common elfin, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of dry semi-deciduous forests. Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers and males are also attracted to bird droppings. Subspecies *''Sarangesa thecla thecla'' (western Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Sarangesa thecla mabira'' Evans, 1956 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western ...
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Sarangesa Pandaensis
''Sarangesa pandaensis'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia ''Brachystegia'' is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa. Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian ...'' woodland. Subspecies *''Sarangesa pandaensis pandaensis'' (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Sarangesa pandaensis deningi'' Evans, 1956 (northern Zambia) References Butterflies described in 1921 Celaenorrhinini {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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Sarangesa Sati
''Sarangesa sati'', the tiny flat, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the Kutch district of India. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 The species is alternatively listed as a race or subspecies of ''Sarangesa purendra ''Sarangesa purendra'', the spotted small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Subspecies *''Sarangesa purendra purendra'' Moore, 1882 - Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand *''Sarangesa purendra hopkinsi'' Evans, 1921 - Karnatak ...''. References Butterflies described in 1891 Celaenorrhinini Butterflies of Asia {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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Sarangesa Maxima
''Sarangesa maxima'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province) and Zambia. The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia ''Brachystegia'' is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa. Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian ...'' woodland. References Butterflies described in 1910 Celaenorrhinini {{Pyrginae-stub ...
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