Anisynta sphenosema

Anisynta sphenosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Anisynta
Species: A. sphenosema
Binomial name
Anisynta sphenosema
Meyrick & Lower, 1902
Synonyms
  • Trapezites sphenosema
  • Trapezites paraphaes

The Wedge Grass-skipper or Wedge Skipper (Anisynta sphenosema) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the south-west quarter of Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Microlaena stipoides, Ehrharta calycina and Ehrharta longiflora.

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