Small Darter
HESPERIINAE, HESPERIIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 July 2004)
(Photo: by P.S. Valentine and S.J. Johnson,
courtesy of
The Australian Entomologist)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 July 2004)
(Photo: by P.S. Valentine and S.J. Johnson,
courtesy of
The Australian Entomologist)
These Caterpillars are a jungle species, feeding on :
The butterflies are brown with a broad orange stripe across each wing. The males also have a black stripe on the upper suface of each forewing alongside the orange one. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
The species occurs along the coast of north Queensland.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, p. 229.
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