General Description

Above: brown with yellow spots and base to wings. Below: grey with yellow patches to forewing, hindwing with small prominent brown dots. Wingspan up to 4 cm.

Biology

Varied Sedge-skipper caterpillars feed on saw-sedge grasses, particularly Thatch and Red-fruit Saw-sedges. They hide during the day in shelters formed by the grass blades.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Coastal swamp, heathland, woodland and eucalypt forest areas.

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