Arrhenes dschilus

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Arrhenes dschilus, the iris skipper or scrub darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland.

Arrhenes dschilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Arrhenes
Species:
A. dschilus
Binomial name
Arrhenes dschilus
(Plötz, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Arrhenes colattus (Plötz, 1885)
  • Arrhenes klossii (Rothschild, 1916)
  • Padraona iris Waterhouse, 1932
  • Apaustus dschilus

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica, Panicum maximum and Saccharum officinarum.

Subspecies

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  • Arrhenes dschilus dschilus
  • Arrhenes dschilus decor
  • Arrhenes dschilus iris (Queensland)
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