Toxidia inornata

Toxidia inornata
Scientific classification
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]}

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

• Toxidia inornata inornata (Butler, 1883) (Aru Islands, Kei Islands, Queensland)
• Toxidia inornata sekara(Plötz, 1885) (New Guinea)
• ?Toxidia inornata angaEvans 1949

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.

External links

• Australian Insects