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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Spialia |
Species: | S. confusa
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Binomial name | |
Spialia confusa (Higgins, 1925)
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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]Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from October to March. [2]
The larvae feed on Melhania and Triumfetta species.
Confusing sandman | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Spialia |
Species: | S. confusa
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Binomial name | |
Spialia confusa (Higgins, 1925)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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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]Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from October to March. [2]
The larvae feed on Melhania and Triumfetta species.