Biology:Timoconia flammeata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Timoconia |
| Species: | T. flammeata
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| Timoconia flammeata (Butler, 1882)
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Timoconia flammeata, the bright shield-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Poa tenera, Tetrarrhena juncea and other Tetrarrhena species. They construct a shelter made of grass stems loosely held together with silk. They rest in this shelter during the day. Pupation takes place in the shelter.
References
- ↑ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/195/4/1407/6523241.
- ↑ "Species Timoconia flammeata (Butler, 1882)". https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Timoconia_flammeata.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7512942 entry
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