Biology:Taractrocera nigrolimbata

Short description: Species of butterfly

Taractrocera nigrolimbata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Taractrocera
Species:	T. nigrolimbata
Binomial name
Taractrocera nigrolimbata (Snellen, 1876)
Synonyms
Hesperia aliena Plötz, 1883

Taractrocera nigrolimbata is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, Vietnam (Saigon), Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands (east to Sumba), and southern Sulawesi.

Subspecies

• Taractrocera nigrolimbata nigrolimbata (Indochina to Java)
• Taractrocera nigrolimbata talanta (Plötz, 1885) (eastern Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and southern Sulawesi)

External links

• Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange

Wikidata ☰ Q7685268 entry