Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)


Maseru, Basutoland


Habitat
  • Coastal bush
  • Savanna
  • Shrub grassland
22 - 26 mm
Mafa Grizzled Skipper
Mafa Sandman

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
MalvaceaeHermannia
HibiscusRosemallow
Pavonia

Synonyms and other combinations

Pyrgus mafaTrimen, 1870
Hesperesta oberth?riAurivillius, 1925

Spialia mafa is a member of the clade Spialia sertorius

SpeciesAuthor
Spialia ali(Oberthür, 1881)
Spialia carnea(Reverdin, 1927)
Spialia galba(Fabricius, 1793)
Spialia lugens(Staudinger, 1886)
Spialia mafa(Trimen, 1870)
Spialia orbifer(Hübner, 1823)
Spialia sertorius(Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Spialia therapne(Rambur, 1832)
Distribution
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