![]() | Dusky Grass-skipper (erroneously : Telesto tyrrhus) TRAPEZITINAE, HESPERIIDAE, HESPERIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Female
(Photo: courtesy of John Lahey, Brisbane, Queensland)
The Caterpillars of this species feed on various species of
The butterflies of this species are dark brown, with a variable number of small white spots. The males have a pale brown sex brand on the upper surface of each forewing.
Underneath, the wings are a mottled grey with some indistinct white spots. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
This species occurs along the north-east coastal strip of
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, p 136.
Paul Mabille,
Description d'Hespérides Nouvelles,
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Belgique,
Volume 35, Part 16 (1891), p. lxxx.
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(updated 28 July 2001, 5 January 2024)