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Spialia zebra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Spialia

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Spialia zebra, the zebra grizzled skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Pakistan, India, Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and north-western Tanzania.

The larvae feed on Melhania (including Melhamia ovata and Melhamia velutina) and Dombeya species.

Subspecies

  • Spialia zebra zebra (Pakistan, India: Punjab)
  • Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924) (Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • References

    Spialia zebra Wikipedia