Hesperilla Explained
Hesperilla is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, found throughout most of Australia.
As as result of research published in 2022, the species of the genera Motasingha and Oreisplanus were transferred to Hesperilla.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
- Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902
- Hesperilla crypsargyra Meyrick, 1888
- Hesperilla crypsigramma (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
- Hesperilla dirphia Hewitson, 1868
- Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868
- Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla furva Sands & Kerr, 1973
- Hesperilla hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla idothea Miskin, 1889
- Hesperilla malindeva Lower, 1911
- Hesperilla mastersi Waterhouse, 1900
- Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890
- Hesperilla ornata Leach, 1814
- Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893
- Hesperilla picta Leach, 1814
- Hesperilla sarnia Atkins, 1978
- Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
- Hesperilla trimaculata Tepper, 1882
Former Species
These species were formerly in the genus Hesperilla:
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