Hesperilla perornata

Hesperilla perornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperilla
Species:
H. perornata
Binomial name
Hesperilla perornata
Kirby, 1893
Synonyms
  • Oreisplanus perornata (Kirby, 1893)

Hesperilla perornata, the montane sedge-skipper or mountain spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Gahnia sieberiana.

References

  1. ^ "Species Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


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