Hesperilla

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Hesperilla
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Hesperilla ornata, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Hesperilla
Hewitson, 1868
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Antipodia chaostola
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Hesperilla idothea, Australia

Hesperilla is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, found throughout most of Australia. [1]

Contents

As as result of research published in 2022, the species of the genera Motasingha and Oreisplanus were transferred to Hesperilla. [2]

Species

The genus includes the following species: [1]

Former Species

These species were formerly in the genus Hesperilla: [2]

Related Research Articles

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Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 20 genera.

<i>Anisynta</i> Genus of butterflies

Anisynta is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of the genus Anisynta are found in the Australasian realm.

<i>Heliopetes</i> Genus of butterflies

Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Lychnuchus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

<i>Mesodina</i> Genus of butterflies

Mesodina is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

<i>Motasingha</i> Genus of butterflies

Motasingha is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

<i>Telemiades</i> Genus of butterflies

Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

<i>Timoconia</i> Genus of butterflies

Timoconia is a genus of shield-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are at least four described species in Timoconia, found in Australia.

<i>Trapezites</i> (butterfly) Genus of butterflies

Trapezites is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. All species are endemic to Australia.

<i>Hesperilla dirphia</i> Species of butterfly

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

<i>Hesperilla trimaculata</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla trimaculata, the three spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia.

<i>Hesperilla chrysotricha</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla chrysotricha, also known as the chrysotricha skipper or goldenhaired sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

<i>Hesperilla crypsargyra</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla crypsargyra, also known as the silvered skipper or silver hedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Hesperilla hopsoni, the golden sedge-skipper, is a species of skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Australia.

<i>Hesperilla donnysa</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla donnysa, also known as the donnysa skipper or varied sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

<i>Hesperilla idothea</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla idothea, commonly known as the flame sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.

<i>Hesperilla ornata</i> Species of butterfly

Hesperilla ornata, also known as the spotted skipper or spotted sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the non-tropical eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the adjacent mountain ranges.

<i>Timoconia tymbophora</i> Species of butterfly

Timoconia tymbophora, the dark shield-skipper or dingy shield skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. 1 2 Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.