Toxidia melania

Toxidia melania, the black skipper or dark grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia.

Toxidia melania
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T. melania
Binomial name
Toxidia melania
(Waterhouse, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Telesto melania Waterhouse, 1903

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter by rolling a leaf into a tube or joining several leaves together. It rests in this shelter during the day.


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