Alenia namaqua, the Namaqua dancer or Namaqua sandman, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape of South Africa, from Calvinia north through Kamiensberg into Namibia.
The wingspan is 21âÂÂ26 mm for males and 26âÂÂ29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Blepharis capensis.