| Sarangesa seineri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Sarangesa |
| Species: | S. seineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909[1] |
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The Dusted Elfin or Dark Elfin (Sarangesa seineri) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Natal, the former Transvaal and Botswana and from Zimbabwe to Kenya and Zaire.
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. [2].
The larvae feed on Peristrophe hensii.