Neohesperilla xanthomera

Neohesperilla xanthomera, the xanthomera skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

Neohesperilla xanthomera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Neohesperilla
Species:
N. xanthomera
Binomial name
Neohesperilla xanthomera
Meyrick & Lower, 1902
Synonyms
  • Telesto xanthomera

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Heteropogon.


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