Hesperilla trimaculata
Species of butterfly
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Hesperilla trimaculata, the three spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. trimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperilla trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | |
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The wingspan is about 35 mm.
The larvae feed on Lepidosperma angustatum, Lepidosperma carphoides, Lepidosperma concavum, Lepidosperma viscidum and Phlebocarya ciliata.
Subspecies
The following are subspecies of Hesperilla trimaculata:[1]
- Hesperilla trimaculata trimaculata (Victoria and South Australia)
- Hesperilla trimaculata dea (New South Wales)
- Hesperilla trimaculata dilata (New South Wales)
- Hesperilla trimaculata occidentalis (Western Australia)
