Toxidia inornata

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Toxidia inornata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Toxidia
Species:
T. inornatus
Binomial name
Toxidia inornatus
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Toxidia inornatus(Butler, 1883)
  • Thanaos inornatusButler, 1883
  • Hesperia maykoraPlötz, 1885
  • Telesto uniformisSwinhoe, 1905
  • Toxidia damoraFruhstorfer, 1911

Toxidia inornata, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The common name for this species is spotless grass-skipper or inornata skipper. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Aru Islands, Kai Islands), New Guinea, Australia's Cape York and surrounding islands. [1] [2]

Contents

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Brachiaria reptans . They live in the debris at the foot of its host plant or in a shelter of leaves joined with silk.[ citation needed ]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Species Toxidia inornata (Butler, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. Edwards, E. D.; Newland, J.; Regan, L. (2001). Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. Csiro Publishing. p. 111. ISBN   978-0-643-06700-4.