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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Spialia dromus
Spialia dromus(Plötz, 1884)
IUCN
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Carcharodini
  4. Carcharodina
  5. Spialia
  6.  dromus
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TL: Congo

Habitat

  • Savanna

MU

23 - 29 mm

FU

29 - 32 mm

  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishDromus Grizzled Skipper
    EnglishForest Sandman
    EnglishLarge Grizzled Skipper
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    MalvaceaeMelhania
    MalvaceaeTriumfetta rhomboideaDiamond burbark
    MalvaceaeTriumfetta tomentosa
    MalvaceaeWaltheria
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  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyrgus dromusPlötz, 1884
  • Spialia dromus is a member of the clade Spialia dromus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Spialia dromus(Plötz, 1884)
    Spialia paula(Higgins, 1925)
    Spialia ploetzi(Aurivillius, 1891)
    Spialia secessus(Trimen, 1891)
    Spialia wrefordiEvans, 1951
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