Mesodina halyzia

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Mesodina halyzia
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mesodina
Species:
M. halyzia
Binomial name
Mesodina halyzia
(Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla halyziaHewitson, 1868

Mesodina halyzia, the eastern iris-skipper or halyzia skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Patersonia fragilis , Patersonia glabrata , Patersonia occidentalis and Patersonia sericea .