Hesperilla crypsargyra
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | H. crypsargyra
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Hesperilla crypsargyra (Meyrick, 1888)
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Hesperilla crypsargyra, the silvered skipper or silver hedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia grandis and .
Subspecies[]
- Hesperilla crypsargyra crypsargyra (Meyrick, 1888) (New South Wales, Victoria)
- Hesperilla crypsargyra hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927 (New South Wales, Queensland)
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Categories:
- Trapezitinae
- Fauna of New South Wales
- Insects of Queensland
- Fauna of Victoria (Australia)
- Butterflies described in 1888
- Butterflies of Australia
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Hesperiidae stubs