Anisynta cynone, the mottled grass-skipper or cynone skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Anisynta |
| Species: | A. cynone
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| Anisynta cynone Hewitson, 1874
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poa species, such as Poa sieberiana, and Brachypodium distachyon, Cynodon dactylon, Austrostipa scabra and Oryzopsis miliacea.
Subspecies edit
- Anisynta cynone cynone
- Anisynta cynone gunneda
- Anisynta cynone gracilis
- Anisynta cynone grisea
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