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Croitana arenaria (Inland Sand-skipper)

Wikipedia Abstract

Croitana arenaria, the inland sand-skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to Australia in the Northern Territory and South Australia. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The larvae feed on Enteropogon acicularis, Austrostipa platychaeta and Austrostipa elegantissima. They construct a shelter made from rolled leaves of its host plant where it rests during the day. Pupation takes place in this shelter.
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Prey / Diet

Austrostipa elegantissima (Australian needlegrass)[1]
Austrostipa platychaeta[1]
Enteropogon acicularis (umbrella grass)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0