Toxidia parvula

Toxidia parvula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Toxidia
Species:	T. parvulus
Binomial name
	Toxidia parvulus; (Plötz, 1884)
Synonyms
	Telesto parvulus Plötz, 1884; Hesperilla humilis Miskin, 1889; Hesperilla ismene Anderson, E. & Spry, 1894;

Toxidia parvulus, the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter made from a curled leaf of their host plant. It rests in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place inside the shelter.

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