Spialia spio (Linné, 1764)

Adult morphology	Wingspan	13
Literature references	Species number (Larsen 2005)	1265
	Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)	80
Habitat	Habitat preference [1]	SUD: Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants SUD
Distribution	Geographical distribution [2]	AFR: Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

• Malvaceae
  - Althaea
  - Hibiscus
  - Lavatera
  - Pavonia
  - Sida

• Sterculiaceae
  - Hermannia

• Tiliaceae
  - Triumfetta

• Malvaceae
  - Althaea
  - Hibiscus
  - Lavatera
  - Pavonia
  - Sida
• Sterculiaceae
  - Hermannia
  - Triumfetta