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]

Hesperilla munionga
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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

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex species (including Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata) and Scirpus polystachyus.

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  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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