Hesperilla flavescens
(Redirected from Yellowish sedge skipper)
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. flavescens
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| Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927
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Hesperilla flavescens, also known as the yellow sedge-skipper or yellowish skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).
The larvae feed on Gahnia filum.
The butterfly is endangered in South Australia, and volunteers have planted gahnia at Aldinga Washpool to provide habitat for the species.[1]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Altona skipper butterfly (near Altona and Ararat, in Victoria)
- Hesperilla flavescens flavia (near Adelaide in South Australia)
References
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Further reading
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- Australian Insects (Archived)
- Australian Faunal Directory (Archived)
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