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Motasingha trimaculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Motasingha trimaculata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Motasingha

Rank
  
Species

Motasingha trimaculata

Similar
  
Taractrocera papyria, Hesperilla ornata, Theclinesthes miskini, Ocybadistes walkeri, Nacaduba biocellata

Motasingha trimaculata, the three spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia.

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma angustatum, Lepidosperma carphoides, Lepidosperma concavum, Lepidosperma viscidum and Phlebocarya ciliata.

Subspecies

  • Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata (Victoria and South Australia)
  • Motasingha trimaculata dea (New South Wales)
  • Motasingha trimaculata dilata (New South Wales)
  • Motasingha trimaculata occidentalis (Western Australia)

    • References

    Motasingha trimaculata Wikipedia
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