TL: [South Africa]: “Cape Colony and British Kaffraria”
Habitat
- Grassy slopes_OK
- Shrub grassland
Similar species
21-26 mm
24-28 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansBoland Sandmannetjie 
EnglishBoland Sandman
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Hermannia comosa Malvaceae Hermannia cuneifolia Malvaceae Hermannia diffusa Malvaceae Hermannia incana Malvaceae Hibiscus aethiopicus Malvaceae Pavonia burchellii
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pyrgus sataspes Trimen, 1864 Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864
- Ernsta (Delaga) sataspes 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 |