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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. trimaculata
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| 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
editThe 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)
References
edit- ^ a b "Species Hesperilla trimaculata Tepper, 1882". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
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