| Rock Grass-dart (previously known as Bibla anisomorpha) HESPERIINAE, HESPERIIDAE, HESPERIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection)
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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 Australian National Insect Collection)
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, 22 March 2025)