Antipodia chaostola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Antipodia
Species:
A. chaostola
Binomial name
Antipodia chaostola
Meyrick, 1888
Synonyms
  • Telesto chaostola
  • Hesperilla chares
  • Hesperilla leucophaea
  • Antipodia chaostola

Antipodia chaostola, the chaostola skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coast of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Cyperaceae species, including Gahnia filifolia, Gahnia grandis, Gahnia microstachya, Gahnia radula and Gahnia sieberiana.

Subspecies

  • Antipodia chaostola chaostola (New South Wales)
  • Antipodia chaostola chares (Victoria)
  • Antipodia chaostola leucophaea (Tasmania)


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