''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
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previous ...
'' and 14 species were moved to the new genus ''
Ernsta
''Ernsta'' is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previousl ...
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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
''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 ...
'' (Reverdin, 1927)
* '' Spialia diomus'' (Hopffer, 1855) (common sandman)
* ''Spialia doris
''Spialia doris'', the Aden skipper or desert grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Somalia and India. In the Atlas mountains it is found at heights of 400 t ...
'' (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 to Dzungaria
Dzungaria (; from the Mongolian words , meaning 'left hand') is a geographical subregion in Northwest China that corresponds to the northern h ...
'' 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
''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
''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
''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 ...
'' (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 Afghan ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1932)
* '' Spialia phlomidis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) (persian skipper)
* '' Spialia rosae'' 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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