General Description

Above: dark brown with yellow to orange spots to wings, more extensive in females than males. Below: orange-brown with central brown-black area to forewing and hindwing with a row of small black dots. Wingspan up to 4 cm.

Biology

Flame Sedge-skipper butterflies are present from November to March. Their caterpillars feed on saw-sedge plants, particularly Thatch and Red-fruit Saw-sedges, and also use the plants to hide during the day in shelters formed from the leaves.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Forested mountains and their surrounding hills, coastal areas and open eucalypt forests.

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