Hesperilla picta

Hesperilla picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperilla
Species: H. picta
Binomial name
Hesperilla picta
(Leach, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia picta Leach, 1814

Hesperilla picta, the painted sedge-skipper or painted skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Gahnia clarkei.


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