Mesodina cyanophracta
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| Family: | Hesperiidae
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| Species: | M. cyanophracta
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| Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911
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Mesodina cyanophracta, the blue iris-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the north-west and south-west coast of the state of Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on , Patersonia lanata, Patersonia umbrosa var. xanthina and Patersonia occidentalis. They construct a shelter formed like a vertical tube and made by joining the leaves of its host plant. It rests in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place inside the shelter.
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