Barred Skipper

Dispar compacta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Dispar compacta, commonly known as the dispar skipper, barred skipper, or barred grass-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882 as Telesto compacta and is endemic to eastern Australia. Distribution and habitat Dispar compacta occurs in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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