Mite sandman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species:
S. paula
Binomial name
Spialia paula
(Higgins, 1925)[1]
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

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