| Hesperilla ornata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperilla |
| Species: | H. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperilla ornata (Leach, 1814) | |
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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. [1]
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on various Carex and Gahnia species, including Carex brunnea , Carex longebrachiata , Gahnia aspera , Gahnia clarkei , Gahnia erythrocarpa , Gahnia grandis , Gahnia melanocarpa , Gahnia radula and Gahnia sieberiana . [1]
