Biology:Telicota brachydesma

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Telicota brachydesma
Telicota brachydesma (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Telicota
Species:
T. brachydesma
Binomial name
Telicota brachydesma
Lower, 1908

Telicota brachydesma, the small darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Papua Province and Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Leptaspis banksii.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7697249 entry