| Spialia nanus | (Trimen, 1889) |
TL: Malmesbury, Cape
18-24 mm
23-27 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishDwarf Sandman
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Hermannia comosa Malvaceae Hermannia cuneifolia Malvaceae Hermannia diffusa Malvaceae Hermannia incana Malvaceae Hermannia pulverata Malvaceae Hibiscus aethiopicus
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pyrgus nanus Trimen, 1889
- Spialia nanus is a member of the clade Spialia delagoae:
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Species Author Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898) Spialia depauperata (Strand, 1911) Spialia mangana (Rebel, 1899) Spialia nanus (Trimen, 1889) Spialia sataspes (Trimen, 1864) Spialia zebra (Butler, 1888)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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