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Hesperilla sexguttata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hesperilla
Species:	H. sexguttata
Binomial name
Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Synonyms
Toxidia sexguttata sela Waterhouse, 1932

Hesperilla sexguttata, also known as the riverine sedge-skipper or six-spot skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Cyperus decompositus, Cyperus javanicus and Cyperus microcephalus.

External links

• Australian Insects
• Australian Faunal Directory

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