Hesperilla malindeva
| Hesperilla malindeva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. malindeva |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperilla malindeva Lower, 1911 | |
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The Malindeva Skipper or Two-spotted Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla malindeva) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Gahnia aspera.[1] They make a shelter by rolling leaves of their host into a tube. They remain in this shelter during the day and come out to feed at night.
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