Taractrocera

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Taractrocera
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Taractrocera maevius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Taractrocera
Butler, [1870]

Taractrocera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Species

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae including Bambusa , Oryza [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts


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