Sarangesa seineri - Dark elfin

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique

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Distribution: Angola, southern DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 313.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 366.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 109, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Sarangesa seineri .
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403390, retrieved 14 August 2026

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