Oreisplanus munionga

Oreisplanus munionga, the alpine sedge-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.[1][2]

Oreisplanus munionga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Oreisplanus
Species:
O. munionga
Binomial name
Oreisplanus munionga
(Olliff, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla munionga Olliff, 1890

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex species (including Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata) and Scirpus polystachyus. They construct a shelter made by joining the leaves of its host plant with silk. It rests in this shelter during the day.

Subspecies
  • Oreisplanus munionga larana Couchman, 1962 (north-west coast of Tasmania)
  • Oreisplanus munionga munionga (Olliff, 1890) - alpine skipper (mountains of New South Wales and Victoria)

Rerferences
  1. Australian Faunal Directory: Oreisplanus munionga
  2. Couchman, L. E. (1962). "Notes on some Tasmanian and Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 96: 73–81 pl. 1.


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