| Marbled Skipper | |
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| Upperside of Gomalia elma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Moore, 1879 is a monotypic genus of hesperiid butterfly.[1]Gomalia elma, commonly known as the Marbled Skipper, Green-Marbled Sandman or African Mallow Skipper, is found in Africa and parts of Asia.[2]
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The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 29–36 mm for females.
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]