''Hesperilla sexguttata'', also known as the riverine sedge-skipper or six-spot skipper, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in 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 in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

and

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Cyperus decompositus ''Cyperus decompositus'' is a species of sedge that is endemic to north eastern Australia. The species was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 as ''Mariscus decompositus'', then reclassified by Ferdinand von Mueller in ...

'', ''

Cyperus javanicus ''Cyperus javanicus'', also known as the Javanese flatsedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Indonesia and Australia. Description The rhizomatous glaucous perennial sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted h ...

'' and '' Cyperus microcephalus''.

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Australian InsectsAustralian Faunal Directory
Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1869 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer {{Hesperiidae-stub