Toxidia inornata
Species of butterfly
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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]
| Toxidia inornata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Toxidia |
| Species: | T. inornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxidia inornatus (Butler, 1883) | |
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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