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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. munionga
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| 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
edit- Hesperilla munionga larana Couchman, 1962 (north-west coast of Tasmania)
- Hesperilla munionga munionga (Olliff, 1890) - alpine skipper (mountains of New South Wales and Victoria)
References
edit- ^ "Species Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Couchman, L. E. (1962). "Notes on some Tasmanian and Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 96: 73–81 pl. 1.
External links
edit- Australian Insects Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
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