Hesperilla picta

Painted Skipper at Ulladulla, NSW

Hesperilla picta at Ulladulla, NSW - 13 Feb 2019 12:00 AM

Hesperilla picta at Ulladulla, NSW - 13 Feb 2019 12:00 AM

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Identification history

	Hesperilla picta	28 Feb 2019	CharlesDove
	Hesperilla picta	26 Feb 2019	CharlesDove
	Unidentified	24 Feb 2019	CharlesDove

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User's notes

Painted Skipper?

5 comments

plants wrote:

25 Feb 2019

Agree with Painted Skipper Hesperilla picta.
Larvae feed on Gahnia spp.

SuziBond wrote:

26 Feb 2019

Likewise, agree with Hesperilla picta, lovely image. Plants, what other Gahnia species does this butterfly use aside from Gahnia clarkei?

plants wrote:

27 Feb 2019

A couple of books state that Gahnia melanocarpa is used as a larval food plant.

SuziBond wrote:

5 Mar 2019

Thanks plants, didn't know that. Which is the preferred larval food plant for H. picta in this area?

plants wrote:

5 Mar 2019

Probably the common species G. clarkei.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.467264 -35.366099
Places Ulladulla, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 Feb 2019 12:00 AM Recorded on
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Insects Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) CharlesDove South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Hesperilla picta Scientific name
Painted Skipper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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