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:

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Jeeves, Wonboyn

Species information

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