- Chaetocneme critomedia
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Chaetocneme critomedia 
Chaetocneme critomedia sphinterifera Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Genus: Chaetocneme Species: C. critomedia Binomial name Chaetocneme critomedia
(Guérin-Méneville, [1831])Synonyms - Hesperia critomedia Guérin-Méneville, 1831
- Casyapa sphinterifera Fruhstorfer, 1910
Chaetocneme critomedia, the Banded Red-eye or Banded Dust-flat, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), New Guinea and Australia.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Blephocarya involucrigera, Annona reticulata, Mallotus polyadenos, Neolitsea dealbata, Syzygium bamagense and Commersonia bartramia.
Subspecies
- Chaetocneme critomedia critomedia (Indonesia)
- Chaetocneme critomedia sphinterifera (Cape York, Australia)
External links
- Australian Insects
- The Life History of Chaetocneme critomedia sphinterifera
- Australian Faunal Directory
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