Toxidia rietmanni

Toxidia rietmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Toxidia
Species: T. rietmanni
Binomial name
Toxidia rietmanni
(Semper, [1879])
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla rietmanni Semper, [1879]
  • Telesto extranea Plötz, 1884
  • Telesto leucostigma Meyrick & Lower, 1902
  • Toxidia parasema Lower, 1908
  • Hesperilla leucostigma parasema Lower, 1908

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)


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