Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Toxidia melania | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Toxidia Rank Species | |
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Toxidia melania, the black skipper or dark grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia.
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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