Pasma tasmanicus

Pasma tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pasma
Species: P. tasmanicus
Binomial name
Pasma tasmanicus
Miskin, 1889
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla tasmanicus
  • Hesperilla tasmanicus
  • Telesto comma

Pasma tasmanicus, the two spotted grass skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various Poa species and Microlaena stipoides.


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