| Rock Grass-dart (previously known as Bibla anisomorpha) HESPERIINAE, HESPERIIDAE, HESPERIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences)
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| Rock Grass-dart (previously known as Bibla anisomorpha) HESPERIINAE, HESPERIIDAE, HESPERIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences)
The adults of this species are brown, with orange patches. The undersides of the forewings are similar to the upper surfaces, but the hindwings are a more uniform brown underneath. The males have a gray patch on the upperside of each forewing. The butterflies have a wing span of about 2 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 198-199.
Gustavus Athol Waterhouse,
Australian Hesperiidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 57 (1932), p. 229.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(updated 19 March 2004, 5 January 2024)