Marrawah Skipper  |  

Oreisplanus munionga larana

Status: Vulnerable on the EPBC Act list

Oreisplanus munionga larana, Family Hesperiidae, also known as the Marrawah skipper, is a
brightly coloured skipper. Skippers are usually considered to be butterflies, but are
intermediate between butterflies and moths. This subspecies is rich caramel above with pale
yellow wing markings and pale yellow below. The females tend to be larger, slightly paler and
more yellowish on the underside.
The species is found as two subspecies, Oreisplanus munionga munionga found in the
mountains of New South Wales and Victoria and Oreisplanus munionga larana found on the
north-west coast of Tasmania.

Government evidence of impact of climate change:

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  • Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Oreisplanus munionga larana

    Other threats include inappropriate disturbance regimes from slashing; weed invasion; fire and recreation.

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  • Australian Government, Listing Advice, Oreisplanus munionga larana

    In the future; the Marrawah skipper may undergo a decline in numbers due to threats such as further land clearance; forestry operations; cattle grazing and trampling; inappropriate fire regimes; weed invasion and slashing in the areas in which it is known to occur.
    While approximately 60 of known area of occupancy is in reserves and conservation areas; the subspecies is still threatened by inappropriate fire regimes and cattle grazing and trampling at some of these sites.
    The remaining area of occupancy is threatened by land clearing; forestry operations; cattle grazing and trampling; inappropriate fire regimes; weed invasion and slashing of vegetation.
    Its limited geographic distribution is precarious for its survival due to severe fragmentation and ongoing threats of land clearing; forestry operations; cattle grazing and trampling; inappropriate fire regimes; weed invasion and slashing of vegetation.

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