White-speckled elfin
TaxonSarangesa astrigera
AuthorityButler, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarangesa neavei Riley, 1921

Sarangesa astrigera, commonly known as the white-speckled elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is mostly found in Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province), Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.

References

  1. ^ Sarangesa, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-14.