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Mesodina cyanophracta

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Species of butterfly

Mesodina cyanophracta
M. cyanophracta feeding on Andersonia aristata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mesodina
Species: M. cyanophracta
Binomial name
Mesodina cyanophracta
Lower, 1911
Synonyms
  • Mesodina halyzia cyanophracta Lower, 1911

Mesodina cyanophracta, the blue iris-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the north-west and south-west coast of the state of Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Patersonia juncacea, Patersonia lanata, Patersonia umbrosa var. xanthina and Patersonia occidentalis.

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Mesodina cyanophracta


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