Toxidia inornata

Toxidia inornata
Scientific 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

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

References

^ "Species Toxidia inornata (Butler, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Edwards, E. D.; Newland, J.; Regan, L. (2001). Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. Csiro Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-643-06700-4.

External links

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[afd-1] "Species Toxidia inornata (Butler, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

[edwards2001-2] 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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