''Antipodia chaostola'', the chaostola skipper, is a species of

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of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It is found in Australia along the coast of

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and

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. The

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is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

'' species, including ''

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'', ''

Gahnia grandis ''Gahnia grandis'' is a tussock-forming perennial plant found in southeastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Originally described by botanist Jacques Labillardière as ''Scleria grandis'' in 1800, it was placed in its current genus by S. T. ...

'', ''

Gahnia microstachya ''Gahnia microstachya'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to south eastern parts of Australia from New South Wales to Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map ...

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Gahnia radula ''Gahnia radula'', commonly known as the thatch saw-sedge is a tufted perennial sedge native to south-eastern Australia. The leaves are long, flat and rough, with sharp edges. It has a distinctive brown inflorescence, which darkens to black. ...

'' and ''

Gahnia sieberiana ''Gahnia sieberiana'', commonly known as the red-fruit saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to Australia. It is a widespread plant that favours damp sunny sites. Many insect larvae have been recorded ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Antipodia chaostola chaostola'' (New South Wales) *''Antipodia chaostola chares'' (Victoria) *''Antipodia chaostola leucophaea'' (Tasmania)

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Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1888 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Hesperiidae-stub