Arrhenes dschilus
| Arrhenes dschilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
| Genus: | Arrhenes |
| Species: | A. dschilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arrhenes dschilus (Plötz, 1885) | |
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The Iris Skipper or Scrub Darter (Arrhenes dschilus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica, Panicum maximum and Saccharum officinarum.
Subspecies
- Arrhenes dschilus dschilus
- Arrhenes dschilus decor
- Arrhenes dschilus iris (Queensland)
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