''Toxidia'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily

Trapezitinae Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 20 genus, genera. Genera * ''Anisynta'' Lower, 1911 * ''Atkinsia domin ...

of family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. The contained species are found in the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...

Species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Toxidia andersoni'' (Kirby, 1893) (southern grass-skipper) * '' Toxidia arfakensis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) * '' Toxidia crocea'' (Miskin, 1889) (narrow-brand grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia doubledayi ''Toxidia doubledayi'', the Doubleday's skipper or lilac grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains and on the coastal plain of the east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. The ...

'' Felder, 1862 (lilac grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia inornata ''Toxidia inornata'', is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The common name for this species is spotless grass-skipper or inornata skipper. It is found in Indonesia ( Papua, Aru Islands, Kai Islands), New Guinea, Australia's Cape York and ...

'' (Butler, 1883) (spotless grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia parvula ''Toxidia parvula'', 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 Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Vict ...

'' Plötz, 1884 (banded grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia rietmanni ''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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bi ...

'' (Semper, 1879) (white-brand grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia senta ''Toxidia'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Trapezitinae of family Hesperiidae. The contained species are found in the Australasian realm. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Toxidia andersoni'' (Kirby, 1893) (sou ...

'' (Miskin, 1891) (senta skipper) * ''

Toxidia thyrrhus ''Toxidia thyrrhus'', the dusky grass-skipper or thyrrhus skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on ''Cenchrus echinatus ''Cenchrus echinat ...

'' Mabille, 1891 (dusky grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia xanthomera ''Toxidia'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Trapezitinae of family Hesperiidae. The contained species are found in the Australasian realm. Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Toxidia andersoni'' (Kirby, 1893) (sout ...

'' (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) (yellow grass-skipper) * ''

Toxidia xiphiphora ''Toxidia'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Trapezitinae of family Hesperiidae. The contained species are found in the Australasian realm. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Toxidia andersoni'' (Kirby, 1893) (sou ...

'' (Lower, 1911) (sword-brand grass-skipper) File:Seitz9FaunaIndoAustralicaPlate168.JPG , Toxidia in Seitz

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Trapezitinae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Paul Mabille Taxa described in 1891 {{Hesperiidae-stub