Mesodina aeluropis

Mesodina aeluropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mesodina
Species: M. aeluropis
Binomial name
Mesodina aeluropis
Meyrick, 1901

The Aeluropis Skipper or Montane Iris Skipper (Mesodina aeluropis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Patersonia sericea. They construct a cylindrical shelter made from joined leaves of its host plant where it rests during the day.

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