Toxidia doubledayi

Toxidia doubledayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Toxidia
Species:	T. doubledayi
Binomial name
	Toxidia doubledayi ; (Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
	Telesto doubledayi Felder, 1862; Telesto leachii C. Felder, 1862; Carystus vallio Mabille, 1883;

Doubleday's Skipper or Lilac Grass-skipper (Toxidia doubledayi) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains and on the coastal plain of the east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Oplismenus species. They construct a shelter made from a curled leaf held with silk. It rests in this shelter during the day.

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