Hesperilla


Hesperilla is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, found throughout most of Australia.
As a result of research published in 2022, the species of the genera Motasingha and Oreisplanus were transferred to Hesperilla.

Species

The genus includes the following species:Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902Hesperilla crypsargyra Meyrick, 1888Hesperilla crypsigramma Hesperilla dirphia Hewitson, 1868Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927Hesperilla furva Sands & Kerr, 1973Hesperilla hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927Hesperilla idothea Miskin, 1889Hesperilla malindeva Lower, 1911Hesperilla mastersi Waterhouse, 1900Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890Hesperilla ornata Leach, 1814Hesperilla perornata Kirby, 1893Hesperilla picta Leach, 1814Hesperilla sarnia Atkins, 1978Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869Hesperilla trimaculata Tepper, 1882

Former Species

These species were formerly in the genus Hesperilla: