Sarangesa phidyle, the orange flat or small elfin, is a butterfly of 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 ).