Trida sarahae
Species of butterfly
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Trida sarahae, or Sarah's ranger, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.
| Trida sarahae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trida |
| Species: | T. sarahae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trida sarahae | |
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The wingspan is 31–34 mm for males and 54–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late September.
The larvae probably feed on Merxmuellera species.[4]
