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Antipodia atralba

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Antipodia atralba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Antipodia
Species:
A. atralba
Binomial name
Antipodia atralba
Tepper, 1882
Synonyms
  • Motasingha atralba
  • Hesperilla atralba

Antipodia atralba, the black and white skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coast of Victoria and South Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Cyperaceae species, including Gahnia ancistrophylla, Gahnia deusta and Gahnia lanigera.

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