''Spialia'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
, which are mainly found in Africa and Asia. They are commonly called grizzled skippers or sandmen.
As a result of genomic research published in 2020, 3 species of ''Spialia'' were moved to the new genus ''
Agyllia
''Agyllia'' is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae, erected in 2020. There are at least three described species in ''Agyllia'', all found in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus ''Spialia''.
Spe ...
'' and 14 species were moved to the new genus ''
Ernsta
''Ernsta'' is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Ernsta'', found mainly in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus ''Spialia''.
Species
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Spialia'':[
* '']Spialia ali
''Spialia'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, which are mainly found in Africa and Asia. They are commonly called grizzled skippers or sandmen.
As a result of genomic research published in 2020, 3 species of ''Spialia'' were mov ...
'' Oberthür, 1881
* '' Spialia carnea'' (Reverdin, 1927)
* ''Spialia diomus
''Spialia diomus'', the common sandman or Diomus grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa and south-western Arabia.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm for males and 29–33 mm for females. ...
'' (Hopffer, 1855) (common sandman)
* '' Spialia doris'' (Walker, 1870) (desert grizzled skipper)
* ''Spialia ferax
''Spialia'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, which are mainly found in Africa and Asia. They are commonly called grizzled skippers or sandmen.
As a result of genomic research published in 2020, 3 species of ''Spialia'' were mov ...
'' (Wallengren, 1863) (ferax grizzled skipper)
* ''Spialia fetida
''Spialia struvei'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey t ...
'' Zhdanko, 1992
* ''Spialia galba
''Spialia galba'', the Indian grizzled skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Spialia'' ./ref>
Distribution and status
The butterfly ran ...
'' (Fabricius, 1793) (indian skipper)
* '' Spialia geron'' (Watson, 1893)
* '' Spialia irida'' Zhdanko, 1993
* ''Spialia lugens
''Spialia'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, which are mainly found in Africa and Asia. They are commonly called grizzled skippers or sandmen.
As a result of genomic research published in 2020, 3 species of ''Spialia'' were mov ...
'' (Staudinger, 1886)
* '' Spialia mafa'' (Trimen, 1870) (mafa sandman)
* '' Spialia orbifer'' (Hübner, 1823) (orbed red-underwing skipper)
* '' Spialia osthelderi'' (Pfeiffer, 1932)
* '' Spialia phlomidis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) (persian skipper)
* ''Spialia rosae
''Spialia rosae'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found only in Spain.
The larvae feed on rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. ...
'' Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016
* ''Spialia sertorius
''Spialia sertorius'', the red-underwing skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Description
The red-underwing skipper can be confused with the species of the genus ''Pyrgus''. The underside has a cinnamon-red to yellowish base tone, ...
'' (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) (red-underwing skipper)
* '' Spialia spio'' (Linnaeus, 1764) (mountain sandman)
* '' Spialia struvei'' (Püngeler, 1914)
* '' Spialia therapne'' (Rambur, 1832) (corsican red-underwing skipper)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 75
External links
Images representing ''Spialia''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...
Hesperiidae genera
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