title: Toxidia parvula
text: # Toxidia parvula
  
  Toxidia parvula, the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
  
  The wingspan is about 20 mm.
  
  The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They construct a shelter made from a curled leaf of their host plant. It rests in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place inside the shelter.
  
  