Anisynta monticolae, the montane grass-skipper or mountain skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia from the mountains of New South Wales and Victoria.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Anisynta |
Species: | A. monticolae
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Binomial name | |
Anisynta monticolae Olliff, 1890
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
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