TL: [Malawi]: “Nyasaland”; [Zambia]: “N.E. Rhodesia”; Mozambique
Habitat
- Savanna
19-25 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishConfusing Sandman
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Melhania Malvaceae Triumfetta
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hesperia transvaaliae confusa Higgins, 1925 Spialia confusa Higgins, 1925
- Subspecies
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Species Author Ernsta (E.) confusa confusa (Higgins, 1925) Ernsta (E.) confusa obscura (Higgins, 1925)
- Ernsta (E.) confusa is a member of the clade Spialia colotes:
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Species Author Ernsta (E.) colotes (Druce, 1875) Ernsta (E.) confusa (Higgins, 1925)
- 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 |