Antipodia atralba
| Antipodia atralba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Antipodia |
| Species: | A. atralba |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipodia atralba Tepper, 1882 | |
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Antipodia atralba, the black and white skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia along the coast of Victoria and South Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Cyperaceae species, including Gahnia ancistrophylla, Gahnia deusta and Gahnia lanigera.
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