Mesodina halyzia, the eastern iris-skipper or halyzia skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Mesodina |
| Species: | M. halyzia
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| Mesodina halyzia (Hewitson, 1868)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Patersonia fragilis, Patersonia glabrata, Patersonia occidentalis and Patersonia sericea.
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