About Pasma tasmanicus (Miskin, 1889)
Pasma tasmanicus, commonly known as the two spotted grass skipper, is the only species in the monotypic butterfly genus Pasma, which belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This genus was first erected by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse in 1932. The species Pasma tasmanicus was originally described by William Henry Miskin in 1889. It can be found in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. This butterfly has a wingspan of approximately 30 mm. The larvae of Pasma tasmanicus feed on a variety of Poa species and Microlaena stipoides.
