Sarangesa astrigera, commonly known as the white-speckled elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is mostly found in Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province), Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
| White-speckled elfin | |
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| Sarangesa astrigera figure 8 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Sarangesa |
| Species: | S. astrigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarangesa astrigera | |
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Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.
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