Misplaced Pages

Neohesperilla croceus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Neohesperilla
Species:	N. croceus
Binomial name
Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889
Synonyms
Hesperilla croceus Hesperilla satulla Neohesperilla crocea

Neohesperilla croceus, the crocea skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in New Guinea and in coastal paperbark swamps in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Chrysopogon aciculatus and Schizachyrium pachyarthron.

External links

• Australian Caterpillars

This Hesperiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Trapezitinae
• Butterflies described in 1889
• Butterflies of Australia
• Taxa named by William Henry Miskin
• Lepidoptera of New Guinea
• Hesperiidae stubs