Toxidia andersoni
| Toxidia andersoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Toxidia |
| Species: | T. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxidia andersoni (Kirby, 1893) | |
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The Anderson's Skipper or Southern Grass-skipper (Toxidia andersoni) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in inland New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poa queenslandica and Tetrarrhena juncea. They construct a shelter made from rolled leaves. It rests in this shelter during the day.
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