Chequered Sedge-skipper Hesperilla mastersi
Wingspan: 36 - 39mm
First sighted at Claire Cottage: 14/12/22
Month's Sighted at Claire Cottage: Dec
Distribution: Fragmented range - Kenilworth west of Nambour SE QLD through most of eastern NSW into VIC as far as Toorloo Arm near Lakes Entrance.
Status Claire Cottage: rare and local
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be rare
Wingspan: 36 - 39mm
First sighted at Claire Cottage: 14/12/22
Month's Sighted at Claire Cottage: Dec
Distribution: Fragmented range - Kenilworth west of Nambour SE QLD through most of eastern NSW into VIC as far as Toorloo Arm near Lakes Entrance.
Status Claire Cottage: rare and local
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be rare
Chequered Sedge-skipper Hesperilla mastersi
Wingspan: 36 - 39mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: Dec
Distribution: Fragmented range - Kenilworth west of Nambour SE QLD through most of eastern NSW into VIC as far as Toorloo Arm near Lakes Entrance.
Status Claire Cottage: rare and local
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be rare
Butterfly Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: Dec 2022 (14 & 15/12/2022),
- DORRIGO PLATEAU elsewhere: None to date
Larva Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU elsewhere: None to date
Larval Food Plants:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: CYPERACEAE: Gahnia sp.
- DORRIGO PLATEAU (as for Claire Cottage) CYPERACEAE: Gahnia melanocarpa, G. radula
- ELSEWHERE: CYPERACEAE: Gahnia melanocarpa, G. radula
Habitat where found at Claire Cottage: Rainforest edge
Thought to be breeding at Claire Cottage: unsure
Observation - following our first ever sighting on 14/12/22 we sighted this species again feeding on Buddleia on 15/12/22 (possibly the same specimen?)
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
First warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: 14/12/2022
Last warm season sighting - Claire Cottage:
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