Hesperilla sexguttata
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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. sexguttata
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| Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
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Hesperilla sexguttata, also known as the riverine sedge-skipper or six-spot skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Cyperus decompositus, Cyperus javanicus and Cyperus microcephalus.
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