Arrhenes dschilus

The Iris Skipper or Scrub Darter (Arrhenes dschilus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland.

Arrhenes dschilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Taractrocerini
Genus:
Arrhenes
Species:
A. dschilus
Binomial name
Arrhenes dschilus
(Plötz, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Arrhenes colattus (Plötz, 1885)
  • Arrhenes klossii (Rothschild, 1916)
  • Padraona iris Waterhouse, 1932
  • Apaustus dschilus

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica, Panicum maximum and Saccharum officinarum.

Subspecies
  • Arrhenes dschilus dschilus
  • Arrhenes dschilus decor
  • Arrhenes dschilus iris (Queensland)


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