Biology:Spialia sataspes
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. sataspes
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| Spialia sataspes (Trimen, 1864)[1]
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Spialia sataspes, the Boland sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa , in fynbos in the western Cape and along the mountain chains of the northern Cape and along the coast to Port Elizabeth in the eastern Cape and inland to Bedford and Grahamstown.
The wingspan is 21–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. There is one extended generation per year with peaks from November to January.[2]
The larvae feed on Hermannia species, Pavonia burchelli and Hebiscus aethiopicus.
References
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- ↑ Spialia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q7576876 entry
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