Sarangesa maculata

Sarangesa maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Sarangesa
Species:
S. maculata
Binomial name
Sarangesa maculata
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sape maculata Mabille, 1891
  • Sarangesa subalbicans Bethune-Baker, 1906

Sarangesa maculata is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of wooded savanna.

The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica.

References

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


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