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The Common Sandman or Diomus Grizzled Skipper (''Spialia diomus'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa and south-western Arabia. The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 29–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas. In South Africa it is more common in warmer months. In cooler areas adults are on wing from August to April.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Hibiscus'' (including ''Hibiscus aethiopicus''), ''Sida'', ''Pavonia'' (including ''Pavonia burchellii''), ''Waltheria'' and ''Hermannia'' species (including ''Hermannia diffusa'', ''Hermannia incana'', ''Hermannia comosa'', ''Hermannia depressa'' and ''Hermannia cuneifolia''). ==Subspecies== *''Spialia diomus diomus'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Yemen) *''Spialia diomus ferax'' (Wallengren, 1863) (Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho) 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 diomus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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