Bob's Butterflies

Flame Sedge-skipper

Hesperilla idothea

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Also called Flame Skipper

The Flame Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla idothea) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. This site lists 2 subspecies: Hesperilla idothea clara and Hesperilla idothea idothea. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 8 plants, including Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia aspera and Gahnia clarkei. There are no photos of it on the site yet.

Subspecies

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Caterpillar food plants

8 known food plants.