Biology:Neohesperilla xanthomera

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Neohesperilla xanthomera
Neohesperilla xanthomera (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Neohesperilla
Species:
N. xanthomera
Binomial name
Neohesperilla xanthomera
Meyrick & Lower, 1902
Synonyms
  • Telesto xanthomera

Neohesperilla xanthomera, the xanthomera skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Heteropogon.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9346615 entry