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The Mafa grizzled skipper or Mafa sandman (''Spialia mafa'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-western Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from the Cape in South Africa to Sudan and southern Arabia. These skippers are dark brown with white spots and both sides of the wings.〔 Wingspan is from 22–26 mm.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 Flight period is year-round but peaks from September to April.〔 The larvae feed on ''Hermannia'', ''Pavonia'' and ''Hibiscus'' species (including ''Hibiscus aethiopicus''). ==Subspecies== *''Spialia mafa mafa'' (southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, southern and south-eastern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, central and northern Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho) *''Spialia mafa higginsi'' Evans, 1937 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) 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 mafa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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