Hesperilla picta (Painted Skipper)

Larval food plant is the large coastal sedge Gahnia clarkei. Distribution Cooroy in SE Qld to Wilsons Promontory, Vic.  Habitat mainly coastal lowlands in gullies and swamps (Braby).

Hesperilla picta is listed in the following regions:

South Coast


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Jeeves, Wonboyn
Wing underside

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