A rare skipper in the Lower South East of SA in natural forests where the caterpillar food plant Lomandra longifolia occurs. Observed flying from January to March.
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): | 42mm |
| Size (Female): | 46mm |
| Mature Larva Length: | mm |
| Months of Flight: | jan, feb, mar |
| Abundance: | rare |
| Alternate Names: | Symmomus Rush-skipper |