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Toxidia andersoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Toxidia

Higher classification
  
Toxidia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Toxidia andersoni

Rank
  
Species

Toxidia andersoni

Similar
  
Toxidia doubledayi, Skipper, Butterflies and moths, Butterfly, Taractrocera papyria

Toxidia andersoni, Anderson's skipper or the southern grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia 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.

References

Toxidia andersoni Wikipedia