''Toxidia parvulus'', the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a
butterfly of the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. It is found in the
Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland and
Victoria.
The
wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
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.
External links
Australian InsectsAustralian Faunal Directory
Trapezitinae
Butterflies described in 1884
Butterflies of Australia
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