Pasma tasmanicus

Pasma is a monotypic skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae erected by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse in 1932. Its only species, Pasma tasmanicus, the two spotted grass skipper, was first described by William Henry Miskin in 1889.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Pasma tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Trapezitinae
Genus:
Pasma

Species:
P. tasmanicus
Binomial name
Pasma tasmanicus
Miskin, 1889
Synonyms
  • Hesperilla tasmanicus
  • Hesperilla tasmanicus
  • Telesto comma

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various Poa species and Microlaena stipoides.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (12 September 2017). "Pasma Waterhouse, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pasma tasmanicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Pasma Waterhouse, 1932". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 September 2013). "Pasma tasmanicus (Miskin, 1889) Two Spotted Grass Skipper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 April 2020.


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