''Spialia'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
, 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'' and 14 species were moved to the new genus ''
Ernsta''.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Spialia'':[
* '']Spialia ali
''Spialia'' is a genus of skipper (butterfly), 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 ...
'' Oberthür, 1881
* '' Spialia carnea'' (Reverdin, 1927)
* '' Spialia diomus'' (Hopffer, 1855) (common sandman)
* '' Spialia doris'' (Walker, 1870) (desert grizzled skipper)
* '' Spialia ferax'' (Wallengren, 1863) (ferax grizzled skipper)
* '' Spialia fetida'' Zhdanko, 1992
* '' Spialia galba'' (Fabricius, 1793) (indian skipper)
* '' Spialia geron'' (Watson, 1893)
* ''Spialia irida
''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 ...
'' Zhdanko, 1993
* '' Spialia lugens'' (Staudinger, 1886)
* ''Spialia mafa
''Spialia mafa'', the Mafa grizzled skipper or Mafa sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-western Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from the Cape in South Africa to Sudan and southern Arabia.
Thes ...
'' (Trimen, 1870) (mafa sandman)
* ''Spialia orbifer
''Spialia orbifer'', the orbed red-underwing skipper or Hungarian skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from south-eastern Europe and temperate Asia to Korea. The habitat consists of steppe on plains and grassy slopes in t ...
'' (Hübner, 1823) (orbed red-underwing skipper)
* ''Spialia osthelderi
''Spialia osthelderi'', Osthelder's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Asia Minor, the Middle East to Lebanon and through Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghani ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1932)
* ''Spialia phlomidis
''Spialia phlomidis'', the Persian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, southern Russia, Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry steppe habitats at moderate elevations.
The ...
'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) (persian skipper)
* ''Spialia rosae
''Spialia rosae'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found only in Portugal and Spain.
The larvae feed on rose
A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosacea ...
'' Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016
* ''Spialia sertorius
''Spialia sertorius'', commonly known as 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 ye ...
'' (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) (red-underwing skipper)
* ''Spialia spio
''Spialia spio'', the mountain sandman or Spio grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa and south-western Arabia. It is found in eastern South Africa.
The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males an ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1764) (mountain sandman)
* ''Spialia struvei
''Spialia struvei'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Iran to Dzungaria
Dzungaria (; from the Mongolian words , meaning 'left hand'), also known as Northern Xinjiang or Beijiang, is a geographical subregion in Nort ...
'' (Püngeler, 1914)
* ''Spialia therapne
''Spialia therapne'', the Corsican red-underwing skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.
The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The underside of hindwing is brick-red, with a ...
'' (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
Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe
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