Hesperilla trimaculata

Hesperilla trimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperilla
Species:
H. trimaculata
Binomial name
Hesperilla trimaculata
Tepper, 1882
Synonyms
  • Motasingha trimaculata
  • Hesperilla quadrimaculata
  • Motasingha dilata
  • Motasingha dea
  • Motasingha occidentalis

Hesperilla trimaculata, the three spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma angustatum, Lepidosperma carphoides, Lepidosperma concavum, Lepidosperma viscidum and Phlebocarya ciliata.

Subspecies

The 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

  1. ^ a b "Species Hesperilla trimaculata Tepper, 1882". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ 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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