black rapier-sedge
Lepidosperma carphoides
Nectar
Host
A rare woodland species in the South Mt.Lofty Range but more common in the upper SE. In the Flinders and on Eyre Peninsula feeds on Lepidosperma viscidum.
You can learn a lot more about this butterfly, on the research-quality website now managed by BCSA, (here)
Key Facts
| Family: | hesperiidae |
| Size (Male): | 33mm |
| Size (Female): | 36mm |
| Mature Larva Length: | 35mm |
| Months of Flight: | apr, sep, oct, nov, dec |
| Abundance: | rare |
| Alternate Names: | Dingy Four-spot Sedge-Skipper |
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Favoured Plants
Plants for attracting this butterfly to your garden
