Toxidia thyrrhus

Toxidia thyrrhus, the dusky grass-skipper or thyrrhus skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Toxidia thyrrhus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Toxidia
Species:
T. thyrrhus
Binomial name
Toxidia thyrrhus
Mabille, 1891
Synonyms
  • Telesto bathrophora Meyrick & Lower, 1902

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Cenchrus echinatus.


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