Spialia delagoae

Spialia delagoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spialia
Species:	S. delagoae
Binomial name
	Spialia delagoae; (Trimen, 1898)
Synonyms
	Pyrgus delagoae Trimen, 1898; Syrichtus delagoae;

Spialia delagoae, the Delagoa sandman or Delagoa grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Kenya. The habitat consists of moist and dry savanna.^[2]

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. There are two generations per year with peaks from February to March and from August to September.^[3]

References

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

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[1] Spialia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae

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

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