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Spotted Sedge-skipper
Hesperilla ornata
-37.8565, 145.321
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive little skipper with a wing span of about 40 mm. The underside of wings had black triangular markings on white. Abdomen had black and white stripes.
Habitat:
Spotted feeding on Leptospermum.
This species is found in temperate grasslands, east and south of the Great Dividing Range.
Notes:
A very active skipper. I was lucky to get this shot as it did not rest for more than a few seconds.
The larvae of these skippers feed on Sedges Carex and Gahnia
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 20, 2013
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