Hesperilla

Hesperilla
Hesperilla ornata, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Hesperilla
Hewitson, 1868

Hesperilla is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, found throughout most of Australia.

As as result of research published in 2022, the species of the genera Motasingha and Oreisplanus were transferred to Hesperilla.

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