Spialia colotes, the Bushveld sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875. It is found in Angola, Botswana and from South Africa to Ethiopia and south-western Arabia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. colotes
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| Spialia colotes | |
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The wingspan is from 21–28 mm.[2]
The flight period is from December to May, with a single brood.[2]
The larvae feed on Hibiscus fuscus.
Subspecies
edit- Spialia colotes colotes (Angola)
- Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978 (Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya, north-eastern Uganda, south-western Arabia)
- Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen, 1889) - Transvaal grizzled skipper (South West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, from Zimbabwe to Kenya)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Spialia colotes.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Spialia colotes (Druce, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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