Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Spialia delagoae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Spialia Rank Species | |
Similar Spialia diomus, Spialia, Spread‑winged skipper | ||
Spialia delagoae, the Delagoa sandman or Delagoa grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Kenya. The habitat consists of moist and dry savanna.
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.
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