Spialia dromus

Spialia dromus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species: S. dromus
Binomial name
Spialia dromus
(Plötz, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus dromus Plötz, 1884
  • Pyrgus zaira Plötz, 1884
  • Syrichthus melaleuca Oberthür, 1912
  • Syrichthus leucomelas Oberthür, 1912
  • Hesperia dromus var. elongata Higgins, 1924
  • Hesperia dromus var. meridionalis Higgins, 1924

The Forest Sandman, Dromus Grizzled Skipper or Large Grizzled Skipper (Spialia dromus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa. In South Africa it is found along the eastern Cape coast to KwaZulu-Natal into Swaziland. It is also present in Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province into northern Gauteng and the extreme north-west of the North West Province.

The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 29–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round but are more common in warmer months.[2]

The larvae feed on Triumfetta tomentosa, Triumfetta rhomboidea, Melhania and Waltheria species.

References

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  1. ↑ Spialia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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