| Sarangesa ruona | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Sarangesa |
| Species: | S. ruona |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937[1] |
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The Ruona Elfin (Sarangesa ruona) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in thickly wooded savanna and lowland forest in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal and the north-western parts of the Limpopo Province lowlands east of the Wolkberg and north and east of the Soutpansberg. It is also present in Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 32-42 mm for males and 40-43 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May. There are multiple generations per year[2].