Toxidia parvulus
| Toxidia parvulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Toxidia |
| Species: | T. parvulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxidia parvulus (Plötz, 1884) | |
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The Parvula Skipper or Banded Grass-skipper (Toxidia parvulus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter made from a curled leaf of their host plant. It rests in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place inside the shelter.
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