title: Sarangesa phidyle
text: # Sarangesa phidyle
  
  Sarangesa phidyle, also known as the orange flat or small elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Botswana, south-west Africa, Saudi Arabia, Sudan. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Cape to Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and Gauteng.
  
  The wingspan is 26–38 mm. Adults are on wing year-round, although they are scarcer in winter and the dry season.
  
  The larvae feed on Barleria and Peristrophe species (including Peristrophe hensii).
  
  