Sarangesa lucidella

Sarangesa lucidella, commonly known as the lucidella elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and from Kenya to Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana.^[2] The habitat consists of shady banks of culverts.

Sarangesa lucidella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Sarangesa
Species:	S. lucidella
Binomial name
Sarangesa lucidella (Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
Sape lucidella Mabille, 1891 Sarangesa ganyi Bethune-Baker, 1906 Sarangesa lucidella f. marmora Evans, 1937

Adults are on wing from July to October and from January to May. There are distinct seasonal forms.

Subspecies

• Sarangesa lucidella lucidella - Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya to central and eastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana
• Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947 - Ethiopia