Antipodia atralba
Antipodia atralba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Antipodia |
Species: | A. atralba |
Binomial name | |
Antipodia atralba Tepper, 1882 | |
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The Black and White Skipper (Antipodia atralba) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Victoria and South Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Cyperaceae species, including Gahnia ancistrophylla, Gahnia deusta and Gahnia lanigera.