Hesperilla crypsigramma, also known as the small dingy skipper or wide-brand sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Hesperilla |
Species: | H. crypsigramma
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Binomial name | |
Hesperilla crypsigramma | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on various sedges, including Scleria sphacelata and Scleria mackaviensis.
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