Arrhenes dschilus, the iris skipper or scrub darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Arrhenes |
| Species: | A. dschilus
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| Arrhenes dschilus (Plötz, 1885)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica, Panicum maximum and Saccharum officinarum.
Subspecies
edit- Arrhenes dschilus dschilus
- Arrhenes dschilus decor
- Arrhenes dschilus iris (Queensland)
External links
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