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Toxidia inornata

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Toxidia inornatus
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T. inornatus
Binomial name
Toxidia inornatus
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Thanaos inornatus Butler, 1883
  • Hesperia maykora Plötz, 1885
  • Telesto uniformis Swinhoe, 1905
  • Toxidia damora Fruhstorfer, 1911

The Spotless Grass-skipper or Inornata Skipper (Toxidia inornatus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Aru Islands, Kei Islands), New Guinea, Cape York and surrounding islands.

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.

Subspecies

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