Sarangesa gaerdesi explained

Sarangesa gaerdesi, commonly known as the Namibian elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Namibia.^[1] 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

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae