Spialia delagoae
| Spialia delagoae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. delagoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)[1] | |
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The Delagoa Sandman or Delagoa Grizzled Skipper (Spialia delagoae) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South West Africa, 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]
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- ↑ Spialia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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