Telicota ancilla
| Dark palm dart | |
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| 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 (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) | |
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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)
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Gallery
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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From Bandipur, India
References
- ↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions ot 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.