Species Hesperilla chrysotricha (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Golden-haired Sedge-skipper
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Gahnia filum (Labill.) F.Muell. [CYPERACEAE] Chaffy Saw-sedge; Gahnia radula (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE] Thatch Saw-sedge; Gahnia trifida Labill. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia sieberiana Kunth [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia microstachya Benth. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia deusta (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia decomposita (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE]).
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [162] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)
Couchman, L.E. 1949. Notes on the geographical races of Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower (Lepidoptera-Hesperiidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1948: 65-73 pl. 1 [65] (included a table of distinguishing characters of the subspecies of chrysotricha and a distribution map)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1927. Australian Hesperiidae. Part I. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 52(3): 275-283 pl. 26 figs 1-28 [280]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |