Spialia mafa
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.
| Mafa sandman | |
|---|---|
| In Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. mafa |
| Binomial name | |
| Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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These skippers are dark brown with white spots and both sides of the wings.
Wingspan is from 22–26 mm.
Flight period is year-round but peaks from September to April.
The larvae feed on Hermannia, Pavonia and Hibiscus species (including Hibiscus aethiopicus).
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