Telicota ancilla

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Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.

Dark palm dart
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Telicota
Species:
T. ancilla
Binomial name
Telicota ancilla
Synonyms
  • Pamphila ancilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Pamphila olivescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1869

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Telicota ancilla ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)greenish darter (New South Wales and Queensland)
  • Telicota ancilla baudina Evans, 1949 (Northern Territory and Western Australia)
  • Telicota ancilla horisha Evans, 1934 (southern China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan)
  • Telicota ancilla lanka (Sri Lanka)
  • Telicota ancilla mamba (Mambare River)
  • Telicota ancilla minda Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
  • Telicota ancilla santa Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
  • Telicota ancilla volens (Timor)

References

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  1. ^ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.