Biology:Toxidia peron

Short description: Species of butterfly

Toxidia peron
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Toxidia
Species:	T. peron
Binomial name
Toxidia peron (Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
Hesperia peron Latreille, 1824 Telesto kochii Felder, 1862 Hesperilla doclea Hewitson, 1868 Telesto arsenia Plötz, 1884 Timoconia thielei Strand, 1909

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.

External links

• Australian Insects
• Australian Faunal Directory

Wikidata ☰ Q7830429 entry