Toxidia melania

Toxidia melania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Toxidia
Species: T. melania
Binomial name
Toxidia melania
(Waterhouse, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Telesto melania Waterhouse, 1903

The Black Skipper or Dark Grass-skipper (Toxidia melania) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter by rolling a leaf into a tube or joining several leaves together. It rests in this shelter during the day.

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