Croitana aestiva, the desert sand-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory, Australia.
| Croitana aestiva | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Croitana |
| Species: | C. aestiva
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| Binomial name | |
| Croitana aestiva E.D. Edwards, 1979
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
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