Biology:Taractrocera anisomorpha

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Taractrocera anisomorpha
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species:
T. anisomorpha
Binomial name
Taractrocera anisomorpha
(Lower, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Bibla anisomorpha Lower, 1911

Taractrocera anisomorpha, the large yellow grass-dart or orange grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

The habitat consists of open eucalypt forests.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Setaria paspalidioides, Eulalia aurea and Sorghum bicolor.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7685254 entry