''Hesperilla flavescens'', also known as the yellow sedge-skipper or yellowish skipper, is a species of butterfly 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 the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria. The wingspan is about . The larvae feed on '' Gahnia filum''. The butterfly is endangered in South Australia, and volunteers have planted gahnia at

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to provide habitat for the species.

Subspecies

*''Hesperilla flavescens flavescens'' Altona skipper butterfly (near Altona and

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, in Victoria) *''Hesperilla flavescens flavia'' (near Adelaide in South Australia)

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