Telicota anisodesma

Telicota anisodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Telicota
Species: T. anisodesma
Binomial name
Telicota anisodesma
Lower, 1911

The large darter or southern large darter (Telicota anisodesma) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the north-eastern coast of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various rainforest species, including Flagellaria indica. They live in a cylindrical shelter made by rolling a leaf tip, leaving an entrance at the bottom.

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