Toxidia inornatus

Toxidia inornatus, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.[1] The common name for this species is spotless grass-skipper[2] or inornata skipper.

Toxidia inornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Toxidia
Species:
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

It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Aru Islands, Kai Islands), New Guinea,[2] Australia's 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

References
  1. "Toxidia inornatus Butler 1883 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  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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