Pasma tasmanicus, the two spotted grass skipper, is the only species in the monotypic butterfly genus Pasma of the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse in 1932. The species 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Trapezitinae |
| Genus: | Pasma Waterhouse, 1932 |
| Species: | P. tasmanicus
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| Pasma tasmanicus Miskin, 1889
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on various Poa species and Microlaena stipoides.[4]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (12 September 2017). "Pasma Waterhouse, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Pasma Waterhouse, 1932". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ 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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