Telicota anisodesma
Telicota anisodesma | |
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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.