Spialia zebra

Spialia zebra, the zebra grizzled skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Pakistan, India, Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2]

Spialia zebra
Spialia zebra zebra (Butler, 1888) as Hesperia hellas in de Niceville (fig.10)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Spialia
Species:
S. zebra
Binomial name
Spialia zebra
(Butler, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus zebra Butler, 1888
  • Hesperia hellas de NicĂ©ville, 1889
  • Hesperia bifida Higgins, 1924

The larvae feed on Melhania (including Melhamia ovata and Melhamia velutina) and Dombeya species.

Subspecies
  • Spialia zebra zebra (Pakistan, India: Punjab)
  • Spialia zebra bifida (Higgins, 1924) (Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania)
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References
  1. Spialia, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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