Hesperilla perornata, the montane sedge-skipper or mountain spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Hesperilla |
Species: | H. perornata
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Binomial name | |
Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Gahnia sieberiana.
References
edit- ^ "Species Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
External links
edit- Australian Insects Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine