Taractrocera ardonia

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Taractrocera ardonia
Spotted grass dart (Taractrocera ardonia).jpg
Danum Valley, Borneo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species:
T. ardonia
Binomial name
Taractrocera ardonia
(Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Ancyloxipha ardoniaHewitson, 1868
  • Taractrocera sumatrensisEvans, 1949

Taractrocera ardonia is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah) and southern Sulawesi.

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