Species Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868
Varied Sedge-skipper
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), 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), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Gahnia grandis (Labill.) S.T.Blake [CYPERACEAE] Brickmakers Sedge; Gahnia lanigera (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE] Desert Saw-sedge; Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. [CYPERACEAE] Red-berried Saw-sedge; Gahnia clarkei Benl [CYPERACEAE] Tall Sawsedge; Gahnia radula (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE] Thatch Saw-sedge; Gahnia decomposita (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia deusta (R.Br.) Benth. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia erythrocarpa R.Br. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia filifolia (C.Presl) Kuk. ex Benl [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia microstachya Benth. [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia sieberiana Kunth [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia subaequiglumis S.T.Blake [CYPERACEAE]; Gahnia trifida Labill. [CYPERACEAE]).
General References
Burns, A.N. 1951. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera with descriptions of new subspecies and life histories. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 17: 83-105 pls 1-6 [83]
Meyrick, E. & Lower, O. 1902. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26(2): 38-129 [64] (as Telesto donnysa, life history)
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 [278]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. II. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(3–4): 218-238 [226]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [215]
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 |