| Taxon | Sarangesa gaerdesi |
|---|---|
| Authority | Evans, 1949[1] |
Sarangesa gaerdesi, commonly known as the Namibian elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
The larvae of subspecies gaerdesi feed on Petalidium engleranum and the larvae of subspecies smithae on Petalidium variabile.
Subspecies
- Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi - northern and central Namibia
- Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976 - south-central Namibia
References
- ^ Sarangesa, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-14.