Spialia confusa
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Spialia confusa (Higgins, 1925)[1]
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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] 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.
Subspecies
- Spialia confusa confusa (central Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Spialia confusa obscura Evans, 1937 (eastern and central Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
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