TL: South Africa, Maseru, “Basutoland”
Habitat
- Coastal bush
- Savanna
- Shrub grassland
22-26 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishMafa Grizzled Skipper EnglishMafa Sandman
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pyrgus mafa Trimen, 1870 Hesperesta oberth Aurivillius, 1925
- Subspecies
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Species Author Spialia (S.) mafa higginsi Evans, 1937 Spialia (S.) mafa mafa (Trimen, 1870)
- Spialia (S.) mafa is a member of the clade Spialia sertorius:
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Species Author Spialia (S.) ali (Oberthür, 1881) Spialia (S.) carnea (Reverdin, 1927) Spialia (S.) galba (Fabricius, 1793) Spialia (S.) lugens (Staudinger, 1886) Spialia (S.) mafa (Trimen, 1870) Spialia (S.) orbifer (Hübner, [1823]) Spialia (S.) sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) Spialia (S.) therapne (Rambur, 1832)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database 
Lepiforum e. V. 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 |