Hesperilla dirphia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperilla
Species:
H. dirphia
Binomial name
Hesperilla dirphia
Hewitson, 1868
Synonyms
  • Motasingha dirphia

Hesperilla dirphia, the dirphia skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the state of Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The Caterpillars are a translucent green with white spots, and have a pinkish thorax and tail, and a black head. The adults are dark brown, with cream spots on each fore wing. The males also have a broken black patch on the upper surface of each forewing. The undersides are reddish brown with cream spots, which are black-edged under each hind wing.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
  2. ↑ "Species Hesperilla hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Motasingha dirphia".


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