Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Spialia paula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Spialia Rank Species | |
Spialia paula, the mite sandman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Botswana, Transvaal and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
The wingspan is 20–27 mm. This is a small butterfly that is primarily brown with white spots on the dorsal side of the wings. Adults are on wing between August and April. Adults of both sexes feed from flowers.
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