Sarangesa laelius

Sarangesa laelius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Sarangesa
Species: S. laelius
Binomial name
Sarangesa laelius
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea laelius Mabille, 1877
  • Sarangesa synestalmenus Karsch, 1893
  • Sarangesa tristis Rebel, 1914
  • Sarangesa laelioides Riley, 1921
  • Sarangesa coelius de Fleury, 1926

Sarangesa laelius, the grey elfin, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. 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.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and dry Guinea savanna.

The adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

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


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