Toxidia andersoni
8 Southern Grass-skipper at Budawang, NSW
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| Toxidia andersoni | owenh | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 30 Dec 2024 |
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Significant sighting
owenh noted:
30 Dec 2024
First record of this uncommon skipper species on the Canberra & Southern Tablelands region NatureMapr
7 comments
30 Dec 2024
Nice find, this one's a female.
Matthew, can you make image 2 the main image please.
Matthew, can you make image 2 the main image please.
30 Dec 2024
Thanks for the ID. I thought this one looked like a new species for me. Why image 2 as the main image?
30 Dec 2024
Looks like it's also the first Southern Grass-skipper sighting for NatureMapr 👍
30 Dec 2024
Image 2 (and 3) shows an emerging orange colouring on lh hindwing (under the forewing dorsum) which is not visible in the main image. On the female of this species this adjoins a bright orange band - hidden under fw in the photos.
1 Jan 2025
Great sighting.
Curiously a recently uploaded record on ala from Two Sticks Brindabella. Specimen undated, from WA museum.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/20dea857-4c22-4991-b960-e01d825b1848
Curiously a recently uploaded record on ala from Two Sticks Brindabella. Specimen undated, from WA museum.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/20dea857-4c22-4991-b960-e01d825b1848
Location information
- Coordinates 149.996775-35.476650
- Altitude 1107.0m
- Places Budawang, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2024 01:56 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Leptospermum grandifolium Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Significant Featured Pinned Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Toxidia andersoni
Species information
- Toxidia andersoni Scientific name
- Southern Grass-skipper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1107m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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