Hesperilla idothea

Flame Sedge-skipper at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Hesperilla idothea	1 Dec 2018	SuziBond
	Unverified	26 Nov 2018	MatthewFrawley

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

1 Dec 2018

Few records of this species from the ACT

User's notes

Suzi, this skipper was flying around the canopy of the tall Eucalypts at the summit of Black Mountain and also perching. I haven't seen a skipper behave in this way before, so I really have no idea what this is. The photos look like Heath Ochre or Montane Ochre, but I have only ever seen them close to the ground. Hoping there is enough detail in these five blurry photos to make a positive ID.

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SuziBond wrote:

1 Dec 2018

Great set of photos for id, thanks Matt. There is a nearby breeding site to the BM summit so great you managed to find an adult hilltopping, very nice record thanks.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Nov 2018 02:14 PM Recorded on
MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Significant Insects Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Eucalypt sp. Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Hesperilla idothea Scientific name
Flame Sedge-skipper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 610.9m Recorded at altitude
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