Spialia confusa

Confusing sandman
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spialia
Species:	S. confusa
Binomial name
	Spialia confusa; (Higgins, 1925)
Synonyms
	Hesperia transvaaliae var. confusa Higgins, 1925; Hesperia transvaaliae var. fasciata Higgins, 1924; Hesperia transvaaliae var. obscura Higgins, 1924;

Spialia confusa, the confusing sandman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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)

References

^ Spialia, Site of Markku Savela
^ ^a ^b ^c Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Spialia, Site of Markku Savela

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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