Hesperilla idothea idothea, Flame Skipper

Flame Skipper, Hesperilla idothea idothea – 40mm wingspan.

Mid February 2015
Tahune Airwalk
Flame Skipper, Hesperilla idothea idothea

Mid January 2015
Donaghy’s Hill, east of Queenstown
Image and identification by Simon Grove (TMAG), used with permission.
Varied Sedge or Donnysa Skipper, Hesperilla donnysa