''Hesperilla trimaculata'', the three spot skipper, is a

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

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. The

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is about 35 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Lepidosperma angustatum ''Lepidosperma angustatum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia. The rhizomatous sedge typically grows to a height of and to about wide. In Western Australia it is found along the coast on steep slopes as t ...

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Lepidosperma carphoides ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

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Lepidosperma concavum ''Lepidosperma concavum'', commonly known as the sandhill sword-sedge, is a plant found in coastal regions of south-eastern and eastern Australia. It grows on sandy soils in woodland, forest and heathland. Description The sandhill sword-sedge ...

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Lepidosperma viscidum ''Lepidosperma viscidum'', the sticky saw sedge, is a grass-like plant found in south eastern Australia. Usually seen in heath and woodland on sandy and rocky sites, it may grow to 60 centimetres high. This is one of the many plants first publi ...

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Phlebocarya ciliata ''Phlebocarya ciliata'' is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family, native to Western Australia. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810. Description Phlebocarya ciliata has flat leaves with leaf blades that are 25-65 cm by 1.6-3.7 mm ...

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Subspecies

The following are subspecies of ''Hesperilla trimaculata'': *''Hesperilla trimaculata trimaculata'' (Victoria and South Australia) *''Hesperilla trimaculata dea'' (New South Wales) *''Hesperilla trimaculata dilata'' (New South Wales) *''Hesperilla trimaculata occidentalis'' (Western Australia)

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Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1882 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by J. G. O. Tepper {{Hesperiidae-stub