Sarangesa motozi - Forest elfin

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Sinamatela Camp, Hwange National Park (left) and Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park (right).

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Distribution: Ethiopia to Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape South Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 313.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 368.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 102, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: The Uganda flora team, 2026

The Uganda flora team (2026). Flora of Uganda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Sarangesa motozi .
https://www.ugandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403380, retrieved 14 August 2026

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