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:
These species were formerly in the genus Hesperilla:
  • Hesperilla saxula Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with Halotus angellus Plötz, 1886
  • Hesperilla icaria Waterhouse, 1941 - synonymized with Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868
  • Hesperilla dilata - synonymized with Hesperilla trimaculata dilata
  • Hesperilla anapus - synonymized with ''Antipodia dactyliota''