Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Spialia confusa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Spialia Rank Species | |
Similar Spialia diomus, Spialia, Spread‑winged skipper | ||
Spialia confusa, the confusing sandman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in south-eastern Africa, from Zululand, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Kenya.
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. These skippers are dark brown with white spots and both sides of the wings. In S. confusa, there is median band of white on the underside of the hindwings. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from October to March.
The larvae feed on Melhania and Triumfetta species.
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