Hesperilla flavescens

Hesperilla flavescens, the yellow sedge-skipper or yellowish skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

Hesperilla flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Hesperilla
Species:
H. flavescens
Binomial name
Hesperilla flavescens
Waterhouse, 1927
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla donnysa flavescens Waterhouse, G.A. 1927
  • Hesperilla donnysa flavia Waterhouse, G.A. 1941

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.[1]

Subspecies
  • Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Altona skipper butterfly (near Altona and Ararat, in Victoria)
  • Hesperilla flavescens flavia (near Adelaide in South Australia)

References
  1. Nielsen, Ben (15 November 2020). "Volunteers rejuvenating culturally significant Aldinga Washpool Lagoon now want it protected". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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