Neohesperilla xiphiphora
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neohesperilla xiphiphora, the xiphiphora skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory and Cape York of Australia.
| Neohesperilla xiphiphora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Neohesperilla |
| Species: | N. xiphiphora |
| Binomial name | |
| Neohesperilla xiphiphora Lower, 1911 | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Schizachyrium perplexum.
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