Hesperilla munionga

Hesperilla munionga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hesperilla
Species:	H. munionga
Binomial name
	Hesperilla munionga; (Olliff, 1890)
Synonyms
	Oreisplanus munionga Olliff, 1890;

Hesperilla munionga, the alpine sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex species (including Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata) and Scirpus polystachyus. They construct a shelter made by joining the leaves of its host plant with silk. It rests in this shelter during the day.

Subspecies

Hesperilla munionga larana Couchman, 1962 (north-west coast of Tasmania)
Hesperilla munionga munionga (Olliff, 1890) - alpine skipper (mountains of New South Wales and Victoria)

References

^ "Species Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Couchman, L. E. (1962). "Notes on some Tasmanian and Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 96: 73–81 pl. 1.

External links

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[afd-1] "Species Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

[2] Couchman, L. E. (1962). "Notes on some Tasmanian and Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 96: 73–81 pl. 1.

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