Toxidia parvulus

Toxidia parvulus, the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Toxidia parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Toxidia
Species:
T. parvulus
Binomial name
Toxidia parvulus
(Plötz, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Telesto parvulus Plötz, 1884
  • Hesperilla humilis Miskin, 1889
  • Hesperilla ismene Anderson, E. & Spry, 1894

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter made from a curled leaf of their host plant. It rests in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place inside the shelter.


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