Neohesperilla xiphiphora, the xiphiphora skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory and Cape York of Australia.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Neohesperilla |
Species: | N. xiphiphora
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Binomial name | |
Neohesperilla xiphiphora Lower, 1911
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Schizachyrium perplexum.
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