Spialia confusa

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Confusing sandman
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species:
S. confusa
Binomial name
Spialia confusa
(Higgins, 1925) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia transvaaliae var. confusaHiggins, 1925
  • Hesperia transvaaliae var. fasciataHiggins, 1924
  • Hesperia transvaaliae var. obscuraHiggins, 1924

Spialia confusa, the confusing sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa, from Zululand, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Kenya.

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. [2] These skippers are dark brown with white spots and both sides of the wings. In S. confusa, there is median band of white on the underside of the hindwings. [2] Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from October to March. [2]

The larvae feed on Melhania and Triumfetta species.

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References

  1. Spialia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.