Painted Sedge-Skipper

Hesperilla picta

"Hesperilla picta", the painted sedge-skipper or painted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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".
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusHesperilla
SpeciesH. picta
Photographed in
Australia