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Toxidia melania (Black Skipper)

Synonyms: Telesto melania

Wikipedia Abstract

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