General Description
Above: dark brown with orange patches, small pale-coloured patches along the edges. Below: forewing lighter brown with a few light orange patches and a white patch at the front edge; hindwing yellow with brown patches. Wingspan up to 4 cm.
Biology
Mountain Spotted Skipper caterpillars feed on saw-sedge grasses. They hide during the day in shelters formed by the grass blades.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Forested mountains and their surrounding hills.
More Information
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Brief Id
Hooked antennae, without eyespots, without tails on hindwing.
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Colours
Brown, Yellow
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Diet
Nectar
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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
Saw-sedges
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Flight Start
October
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Flight End
January
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Kirby, 1893)
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Common Name
Mountain Spotted Skipper
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Other Names
Montane Sedge-skipper , Mountain Painted Skipper , Spotted Mountain Skipper
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Species Name
perornatus
