Gomalia elma
"Marbled skipper" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Carcharodus lavatherae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Gomalia Moore, 1879 |
| Species: | G. elma |
| Binomial name | |
| Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862) | |
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Gomalia is a monotypic genus of hesperiid butterfly.[1]Gomalia elma, the marbled skipper, green-marbled sandman or African mallow skipper, is found in Africa and parts of Asia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 29–36 mm for females.
Distribution
In Africa, Gomalia elma is found in the Cape region, Orange Free State, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and other parts of Africa. In Asia, the butterfly ranges from Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Baluchistan and India.[2]
Food plants
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Underside of Gomalia elma
- Abutilon indicum[2]
- Abutilon sonneratianum[2]
Subspecies
- Gomalia elma elma (Africa)
- Gomalia elma albofasciata Moore, 1879 (India, Ceylon)
- Gomalia elma levana Benyamini, 1990 (Dead Sea valley in Israel and Jordan)
Cited references
- ↑ Card for Gomalia elma in LepIndex. Accessed 22 September 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Gomalia .
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Online
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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