Hesperilla chrysotricha
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | H. chrysotricha
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Hesperilla chrysotricha, the chrysotricha skipper or goldenhaired sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 35 mm for males. Females are slightly larger.
The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including , , Gahnia filum, , Gahnia radula, Gahnia sieberiana and Gahnia trifida.
Subspecies[]
- Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha (Western Australia)
- Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)
- Synonyms:
- Hesperilla chrysotricha leucospila Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla chrysotricha plebeia Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
- Hesperilla chrysotricha lunawanna Couchman, 1949
- Hesperilla chrysotricha naua Couchman, 1949
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Categories:
- Trapezitinae
- Fauna of South Australia
- Fauna of Victoria (Australia)
- Invertebrates of Tasmania
- Fauna of Western Australia
- Insects of Australia
- Butterflies described in 1902
- Hesperiidae stubs