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.[2] The habitat consists of shady banks of culverts.

Sarangesa lucidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Sarangesa
Species:
S. lucidella
Binomial name
Sarangesa lucidella
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sape lucidella Mabille, 1891
  • Sarangesa ganyi Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Sarangesa lucidella f. marmora Evans, 1937

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
  1. Sarangesa, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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