
Hesperilla idothea, commonly known as the flame sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Flame Sedge-skipper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trapezites eliena
- Timoconia flammeata
- Trapezites praxedes
- Hesperilla donnysa
- Trapezites maheta
- Trapezites symmomus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Hesperilla
- Species
- Hesperilla idothea
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