Biology:Hesperilla dirphia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Hesperilla dirphia
Motasingha dirphia (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperilla
Species:
H. dirphia
Binomial name
Hesperilla dirphia
Hewitson, 1868
Synonyms
  • Motasingha dirphia

Hesperilla dirphia, the dirphia skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the state of Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The Caterpillars are a translucent green with white spots, and have a pinkish thorax and tail, and a black head. The adults are dark brown, with cream spots on each fore wing. The males also have a broken black patch on the upper surface of each forewing. The undersides are reddish brown with cream spots, which are black-edged under each hind wing.[1][2][3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6917135 entry