TL: [South Africa]: “in the vicinity of [Cape Town], Vogel Vley, Namaqualand District”
18-24 mm
23-27 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishDwarf Sandman
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Hermannia Malvaceae Hermannia comosa Malvaceae Hermannia cuneifolia Malvaceae Hermannia diffusa Malvaceae Hermannia incana Malvaceae Hermannia pulverata Malvaceae Hibiscus aethiopicus Malvaceae Pavonia burchellii
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pyrgus nanus Trimen, 1889 Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889
- Ernsta (Delaga) nanus is a member of the clade Spialia delagoae:
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Species Author Ernsta (Delaga) delagoae (Trimen, 1898) Ernsta (Delaga) depauperata (Strand, 1911) Ernsta (Delaga) mangana (Rebel, 1899) Ernsta (Delaga) nanus (Trimen, 1889) Ernsta (Delaga) sataspes (Trimen, 1864) Ernsta (Delaga) 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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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |