Telicota ancilla

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Dark palm dart
File:Palm dart hebbal.jpg
Dark palm dart from Bangalore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Telicota
Species:
T. ancilla
Binomial name
Telicota ancilla
Synonyms
  • Pamphila ancilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Pamphila olivescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1869

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File:Telicota ancilla (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Dark palm dart

Telicota ancilla, commonly known as the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin.[1]

Subspecies

  • Telicota ancilla ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Greenish darter (New South Wales and Queensland)
  • Telicota ancilla baudina Evans, 1949 (Northern Territory and Western Australia)
  • Telicota ancilla horisha Evans, 1934 (southern China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan)
  • Telicota ancilla mamba (Mambare River)
  • Telicota ancilla minda Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
  • Telicota ancilla santa Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
  • Telicota ancilla volens (Timor)
File:Dark Palm Dart (Telicota ancilla) 01.JPG
Dark Palm Dart (Telicota ancilla) 01

Gallery

References

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