Hesperilla munionga
Species of butterfly
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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]
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| Hesperilla munionga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. munionga |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperilla munionga (Olliff, 1890) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Carex species (including Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata) and Scirpus polystachyus.
Subspecies
- Hesperilla munionga larana Couchman, 1962 (north-west coast of Tasmania)
- Hesperilla munionga munionga (Olliff, 1890) - alpine skipper (mountains of New South Wales and Victoria)
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