Telicota ancilla
"Dark palm dart" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Telicota bambusae.
| Dark palm dart | |
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| In Bangalore | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Telicota |
| Species: | T. ancilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Telicota ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) | |
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Telicota ancilla, 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)
Gallery
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At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
From Bandipur, India
References
- ↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.
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