Hesperilla ornata
| Hesperilla ornata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperilla ornata (Leach, 1814) | |
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The Spotted Skipper or Spotted Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla ornata) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the non-tropical eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the adjacent mountain ranges.[1]
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on various Carex and Gahnia species, including Carex brunnea, Carex longebrachiata, Gahnia aspera, Gahnia clarkei, Gahnia erythrocarpa, Gahnia grandis, Gahnia melanocarpa, Gahnia radula and Gahnia sieberiana.[1]
Subspecies
- Hesperilla ornata monotherm (Lower, 1907) (Queensland)
- Hesperilla ornata ornata (Leach, 1814) - Spotted Skipper (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)