Gomalia elma
| 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]
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]
Foodplants
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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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Gomalia .
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. 2nd Ed, (i to x, pp454, Plates I to XXXII), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
Online
- Savela, Marrku Website on Lepidoptera
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. (accessed 24 September 2007).