Timoconia flammeata

Timoconia flammeata, the bright shield-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.^[1][2]

Timoconia flammeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Timoconia
Species:	T. flammeata
Binomial name
Timoconia flammeata (Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
Signeta flammeata (Butler, 1882) Telesto flammeata Butler, 1882 Telesto eclipsis Butler, 1882 Hesperilla atromacula Miskin, 1889

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poa tenera, Tetrarrhena juncea and other Tetrarrhena species.