Hesperilla crypsargyra, also known as the silvered skipper or silver hedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Hesperilla |
Species: | H. crypsargyra
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Binomial name | |
Hesperilla crypsargyra (Meyrick, 1888)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia grandis and Gahnia microstachya.
Subspecies
edit- Hesperilla crypsargyra crypsargyra (Meyrick, 1888) (New South Wales, Victoria)
- Hesperilla crypsargyra hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927 (New South Wales, Queensland)
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