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Toxidia inornata

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Toxidia inornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 inornatus Butler, 1883
  • Hesperia maykora Plötz, 1885
  • Telesto uniformis Swinhoe, 1905
  • Toxidia damora Fruhstorfer, 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

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

References

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  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.
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