Antipodia chaostola
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| Chaostola skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Antipodia |
| Species: | A. chaostola |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipodia chaostola Meyrick, 1888 | |
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Antipodia chaostola, the chaostola skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coast of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Cyperaceae species, including Gahnia filifolia, Gahnia grandis, Gahnia microstachya, Gahnia radula and Gahnia sieberiana.
Subspecies[edit]
- Antipodia chaostola chaostola (New South Wales)
- Antipodia chaostola chares (Victoria)
- Antipodia chaostola leucophaea (Tasmania)
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