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Neohesperilla xiphiphora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Neohesperilla xiphiphora

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neohesperilla

Rank
  
Species

Neohesperilla xiphiphora

Neohesperilla xiphiphora, the xiphiphora skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory and Cape York of Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Schizachyrium perplexum.

References

Neohesperilla xiphiphora Wikipedia