Rachelia (butterfly)

For the genus of flowering plants, see Rachelia (plant).

Rachelia is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The sole species of this genus is Rachelia extrusa. It is found along the coast of New Guinea and Cape York in the far north of Australia.^[1]

Rachelia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Rachelia Hemming, 1964
Species:	R. extrusa
Binomial name
Rachelia extrusa C. & R. Felder, 1867
Synonyms
Rachelia extrusus Felder, 1867

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica.