Biology:Mesodina aeluropis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Mesodina aeluropis
Mesodina aeluropis (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mesodina
Species:
M. aeluropis
Binomial name
Mesodina aeluropis
Meyrick, 1901

Mesodina aeluropis, the aeluropis skipper or montane iris skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Patersonia sericea.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9346497 entry