Hesperilla perornata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. perornata
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| Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893
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Hesperilla perornata, the montane sedge-skipper or mountain spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Gahnia sieberiana.
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
External links
[edit]- Australian Insects Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
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