Mafa Sandman
Spialia mafa
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
Spialia mafa, the Mafa grizzled skipper or Mafa sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-western Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from the Cape in South Africa to Sudan and southern Arabia. These skippers are dark brown with white spots and both sides of the wings.
Spialia est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Hesperiidae. Taxonomie Le genre Spialia a été décrit par le naturaliste britannique Charles Swinhoe en 1912. Son espèce type est Hesperia galba Fabricius, 1793.
Spialia es un género de lepidópteros ditrisios de la subfamilia Pyrginae dentro de la familia Hesperiidae. Se encuentra en África y Asia. Especies Lista de especies.
Distribution
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