Spialia paula

Mite sandman
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spialia
Species:	S. paula
Binomial name
	Spialia paula; (Higgins, 1925)
Synonyms
	Hesperia paula (Higgins, 1925)

Spialia paula, the mite sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

The wingspan is 20–27 millimetres (0.79–1.06 in). This is a small butterfly that is primarily brown with white spots on the dorsal side of the wings. Adults are on wing between August and April.^[2] Adults of both sexes feed from flowers.^[3]

References

^ Spialia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms^{[full citation needed]}
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae^{[full citation needed]}

External links

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[1] Spialia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms^{[full citation needed]}

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae^{[full citation needed]}

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