Taractrocera ilia
Taractrocera ilia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
Genus: | Taractrocera |
Species: | T. ilia |
Binomial name | |
Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932 | |
Synonyms | |
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The northern grass-dart or rock grass-dart (Taractrocera ilia) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Irian Jaya, the Northern Territory (Darwin and Melville Island) and Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Madang, East Sepik and Western Highlands).
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Subspecies
- Taractrocera ilia ilia Waterhouse, 1932 (Northern Territory)
- Taractrocera ilia beta Evans, 1934 (Papua New Guinea)