General Description
Above: dark brown with white markings (males), or yellow markings (females). Below: orange-brown with spots as above (males), or with a purplish tinge on the hindwing and faint markings (females). Wingspan up to 3 cm.
Biology
Barred Skipper butterflies fly in late summer through to autumn. Their caterpillars feed on common grasses.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Open eucalypt forests and urban areas.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Hooked antennae, without eyespots, without tails on hindwing.
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Colours
Brown, Yellow, Orange
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Habitats
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Diet
Nectar
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Plants
Grasses
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Flight Start
January
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Flight End
April
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Butler, 1882)
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Common Name
Barred Skipper
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Other Names
Dispar Skipper
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Species Name
compacta
