Oreisplanus munionga
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | O. munionga
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Oreisplanus munionga (Olliff, 1890)
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Oreisplanus munionga, the alpine sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Carex species (including Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata) and . They construct a shelter made by joining the leaves of its host plant with silk. It rests in this shelter during the day.
Subspecies[]
- Oreisplanus munionga larana Couchman, 1962 (north-west coast of Tasmania)
- Oreisplanus munionga munionga (Olliff, 1890) - alpine skipper (mountains of New South Wales and Victoria)
Rerferences[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory: Oreisplanus munionga
- ^ Couchman, L. E. (1962). "Notes on some Tasmanian and Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 96: 73–81 pl. 1.
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Categories:
- Trapezitinae
- Butterflies described in 1890
- Butterflies of Australia
- Hesperiidae stubs