- Source: Hesperilla flavescens
Hesperilla flavescens, also known as the yellow sedge-skipper or yellowish skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).
The larvae feed on Gahnia filum.
The butterfly is endangered in South Australia, and volunteers have planted gahnia at Aldinga Washpool to provide habitat for the species.
Subspecies
Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Altona skipper butterfly (near Altona and Ararat, in Victoria)
Hesperilla flavescens flavia (near Adelaide in South Australia)
References
Further reading
"Hesperilla flavescens". Caterpillars and the Biology of Australian Lepidoptera. 28 May 2020.
"SA Butterflies and Moths". SA Butterflies and Moths.
Australian Insects (Archived)
Australian Faunal Directory (Archived)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hesperilla flavescens
- Hesperilla
- H. flavescens
- Gahnia filum
- List of butterflies of Victoria
- List of butterflies of Australia
- Cheetham Wetlands
- Cherry Lake (Victoria)
