Anisynta monticolae
"Mountain skipper" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Hesperia leonardus.
| Anisynta monticolae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Anisynta |
| Species: | A. monticolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisynta monticolae Olliff, 1890 | |
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Anisynta monticolae, the montane grass-skipper or mountain skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia from the mountains of New South Wales and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
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