Varied Sedge-Skipper

Hesperilla donnysa

"Hesperilla donnysa", also known as the donnysa skipper or varied sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Varied Sedge-Skipper Hesperilla donnysa Australia,Geotagged,Hesperilla donnysa,Spring

Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males and 35 mm for females.

Naming

*"Hesperilla donnysa galena"
⤷ "Hesperilla donnysa albina"
⤷ "Hesperilla donnysa aurantia"
⤷ "Hesperilla donnysa donnysa"
⤷ *Synonyms:
⤷ *"Hesperilla donnysa diluta"
⤷ *"Hesperilla donnysa icaria"
⤷ *"Hesperilla donnysa patmos"
⤷ *"Hesperilla donnysa samos"
⤷ *"Hesperilla donnysa delos"

Food

The larvae feed on various sword grass species, including "Gahnia sieberiana". Other recorded food plants include "Gahnia decomposita", "Gahnia aspera", "Gahnia clarkei", "Gahnia deusta", "Gahnia erythrocarpa", "Gahnia filifolia", "Gahnia grandis", "Gahnia lanigera", "Gahnia microstachya", "Gahnia radula", "Gahnia subaequiglumis" and "Gahnia trifida".

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