Taractrocera ardonia | |
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Danum Valley, Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Taractrocera |
Species: | T. ardonia |
Binomial name | |
Taractrocera ardonia (Hewitson, 1868) | |
Synonyms | |
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Taractrocera ardonia is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah) and southern Sulawesi.
Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.
Psolos fuligo, the dusky partwing or coon, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India. The tips of the forewings diverge outward and is a feature that is clear when they rest on vegetation.
Taractrocera ceramas, commonly known as the Tamil grass dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Western Ghats to Mumbai, in the hills of southern India, in northeast India to northern Burma and in south-eastern China.
Tagiades, commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three of which are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are found from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, northeast Australia, to the Pacific Islands. They are primarily diurnal butterflies, and can usually be found in secondary forests at up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. They can sometimes be encountered in partially cleared or cultivated areas. They are fast flyers, flying at an average height of 2 to 6 m. They usually rest on the undersides of leaves. When disturbed they will fly away but will usually return to the preferred area, often to the same leaf.
Choaspes plateni, commonly known as the branded awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Asia. Known food plants include Meliosma (Meliosmaceae) and Pometia (Sapindaceae)
Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Pseudocoladenia is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Taractrocera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Taractrocera papyria, the white-banded grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Taractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.
Taractrocera archias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in mainland south-eastern Asia, Java and Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Taractrocera danna, the Himalayan grass dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir through Nepal, southern Tibet and Sikkim to Bhutan. In Nepal, it is found on heights between 4,500 and 13,000 feet.
Curetis tagalica, the southern sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Amblypodia narada is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Thomas Horsfield in 1828. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Artipe eryx, the green flash, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Drupadia theda, the dark posy, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Nacaduba subperusia, the violet 4-lineblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
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