Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Anisynta cynone | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anisynta Rank Species | |
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Similar Candalides, Jalmenus, Antipodia | ||
Anisynta cynone, the mottled grass-skipper or cynone skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poa species, such as Poa sieberiana, and Brachypodium distachyon, Cynodon dactylon, Austrostipa scabra and Oryzopsis miliacea.
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