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Hesperilla flavescens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Hesperilla flavescens

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Hesperilla

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Hesperilla ornata, Gahnia filum, Toxidia doubledayi, Trapezites symmomus

Hesperilla flavescens, the yellow sedge-skipper or yellowish skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Gahnia filum.

Subspecies

  • Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Altona skipper butterfly (near Altona and Ararat, in Victoria)
  • Hesperilla flavescens flavia (near Adelaide in South Australia)

    • References

    Hesperilla flavescens Wikipedia
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