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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.
| Sarangesa gaerdesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Sarangesa |
| Species: | S. gaerdesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarangesa gaerdesi Evans, 1949[1] | |
The larvae of subspecies gaerdesi feed on Petalidium engleranum and the larvae of subspecies smithae on Petalidium variabile.
- Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi - northern and central Namibia
- Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976 - south-central Namibia
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