''Antipodia atralba'', the black and white skipper, is a species of
butterfly 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
Victoria and
South Australia.
The
wingspan 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 ''
Gahnia ancistrophylla'', ''
Gahnia deusta'' and ''
Gahnia lanigera
''Gahnia lanigera'', also known as the black grass saw-sedge, desert saw-sedge or little saw-sedge , is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family that is found in southern Australia. The specific epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, ...
''.
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Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae
Butterflies described in 1882
Butterflies of Australia
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