Biology:Toxidia inornatus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Toxidia |
| Species: | T. inornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Toxidia inornatus (Butler, 1883)
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Toxidia inornatus, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.[1] The common name for this species is spotless grass-skipper[2] or inornata skipper.[citation needed]
It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Aru Islands, Kai Islands), New Guinea,[2] Australia's Cape York and surrounding islands.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Brachiaria reptans. They live in the debris at the foot of its host plant or in a shelter of leaves joined with silk.[citation needed]
Subspecies
- Toxidia inornatus inornatus (Butler, 1883) (Aru Islands, Kei Islands, Queensland)
- Toxidia inornatus sekara (Plötz, 1885) (New Guinea)
- ?Toxidia inornatus anga Evans 1949
References
- ↑ "Toxidia inornatus Butler 1883 - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/181907.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edwards, E. D.; Newland, J.; Regan, L. (2001) (in en). Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. Csiro Publishing. pp. 111. ISBN 978-0-643-06700-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=iVHDuVVelGMC&dq=Toxidia+inornatus&pg=PA601.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7830425 entry
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