Gomalia elma, also known as the marbled skipper or African marbled skipper, is a species of hesperiid butterfly. It is found in Africa and parts of Asia. Description The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 29–36 mm for females. Distribution In Africa, Gomalia elma is found inSouth Africa (the Cape region, and Free State), Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and other parts of Africa. In Asia, the butterfly ranges from Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Baluchistan) and India. Food plants Abutilon indicum Abutilon sonneratianum 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 See also Hesperiidae List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae) List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) References Print Online Carcharodini Monotypic butterfly genera Fauna of Pakistan Butterflies described in 1862 Taxa named by Roland Trimen