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Toxidia rietmanni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Toxidia rietmanni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Toxidia

Rank
  
Species

Toxidia rietmanni

Toxidia rietmanni, the white-brand skipper or whitebranded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Oplismenus species. They construct a tubular shelter by joining leaves with silk. It rests in this shelter during the day.

Subspecies

  • Toxidia rietmanni parasema (Lower, 1908) (northern Queensland)
  • Toxidia rietmanni rietmanni (Semper, 1879) (southern Queensland and in New South Wales)
  • References

    Toxidia rietmanni Wikipedia