Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Toxidia peron | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Toxidia Rank Species | |
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Similar Toxidia doubledayi, Trapezites symmomus, Trapezites, Ocybadistes, Grass skippers | ||
Toxidia peron, the large dingy skipper or dingy grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum secundatum, Gahnia sieberiana, Lomandra species, Dianella caerulea and other Dianella species.
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