Spialia colotes

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.

The wingspan is from 21–28 mm.

The flight period is from December to May, with a single brood.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus fuscus.

Subspecies

• Spialia colotes colotes (Angola)
• Spialia colotes semiconfluens <small>de Jong, 1978</small> (Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya, north-eastern Uganda, south-western Arabia)
• Spialia colotes transvaaliae <small>(Trimen, 1889)</small> - Transvaal grizzled skipper (South West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, from Zimbabwe to Kenya)

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