Hesperilla chrysotricha

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Hesperilla chrysotricha		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hesperilla Rank Species

Similar Taractrocera papyria, Hesperilla ornata, Anisynta cynone, Hesperilla flavescens, Trapezites symmomus

Hesperilla chrysotricha, the chrysotricha skipper or goldenhaired sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 35 mm for males. Females are slightly larger.

The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including Gahnia decomposita, Gahnia deusta, Gahnia filum, Gahnia microstachya, Gahnia radula, Gahnia sieberiana and Gahnia trifida.

Subspecies

Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha (Western Australia)

Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)

Synonyms:

Hesperilla chrysotricha leucospila Waterhouse, 1927

Hesperilla chrysotricha plebeia Waterhouse, 1927

Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938

Hesperilla chrysotricha lunawanna Couchman, 1949

Hesperilla chrysotricha naua Couchman, 1949

References

Hesperilla chrysotricha Wikipedia

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