Hesperilla chrysotricha

Hesperilla chrysotricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hesperilla
Species:	H. chrysotricha
Binomial name
	Hesperilla chrysotricha; (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
	Telesto chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902; Telesto cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902; Hesperilla leucospila Waterhouse, 1927; Hesperilla plebeia Waterhouse, 1927; Hesperilla leucosia Waterhouse, 1938; Hesperilla lunawanna Couchman, 1949; Hesperilla naua Couchman, 1949;

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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