Hesperilla chrysotricha

Hesperilla chrysotricha

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hesperilla
Species:	H. chrysotricha
Binomial name
*Hesperilla chrysotricha* (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
Telesto chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 Telesto cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902 Hesperilla leucospila Waterhouse, 1927 Hesperilla plebeia Waterhouse, 1927 Hesperilla leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 Hesperilla lunawanna Couchman, 1949 Hesperilla naua Couchman, 1949

The Chrysotricha Skipper or Goldenhaired Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla chrysotricha) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 35 mm for males. Females are slightly larger.

The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including Gahnia decomposita, Gahnia deusta, Gahnia filum, Gahnia microstachya, Gahnia radula, Gahnia sieberiana and Gahnia trifida.

Subspecies

Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha (Western Australia)
Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)
- Synonyms:
- Hesperilla chrysotricha leucospila Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla chrysotricha plebeia Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
- Hesperilla chrysotricha lunawanna Couchman, 1949
- Hesperilla chrysotricha naua Couchman, 1949

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