Flame sedge-skipper

Hesperilla idothea

''Hesperilla idothea'', the flame sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on various sword grass species, including ''Gahnia aspera'', ''Gahnia clarkei'', ''Gahnia grandis'', ''Gahnia melanocarpa'', ''Gahnia radula'', ''Gahnia sieberiana'', ''Gahnia subaequiglumis'' and ''Gahnia trifida''.
Flame Sedge -skipper (Hesperilla idothea  ) Feeding on Leptospermum flowers. Hesperilla idothea

Naming

*''Hesperilla idothea clara'' Waterhouse, 1932
⤷ ''Hesperilla idothea idothea''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusHesperilla
SpeciesH. idothea
Photographed in
Australia