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The Bushveld Sandman (''Spialia colotes'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana and from South Africa to Ethiopia and south-western Arabia. These skippers are dark brown with white spots on both sides of the wings.〔 Wingspan is from 21–28 mm.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 Flight period is from December to May, with a single brood.〔 The larvae feed on ''Hibiscus fuscus''. ==Subspecies== *''Spialia colotes colotes'' (Angola) *''Spialia colotes semiconfluens'' de Jong, 1978 (Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya, north-eastern Uganda, south-western Arabia) *''Spialia colotes transvaaliae'' (Trimen, 1889) -Transvaal Grizzled Skipper (South West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, from Zimbabwe to Kenya) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spialia colotes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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