Biology:Timoconia melania

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Timoconia melania
Toxidia melania (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Timoconia
Species:
T. melania
Binomial name
Timoconia melania
(Waterhouse, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Toxidia melania (Waterhouse, 1903)
  • Telesto melania Waterhouse, 1903

Timoconia melania, the black skipper or dark grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References


External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7830426 entry