Taractrocera luzonensis

Taractrocera luzonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Taractrocera
Species:	T. luzonensis
Binomial name
Taractrocera luzonensis (Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
Pamphila luzonensisStaudinger, 1889 Taractrocera zenia Evans, 1934 Thymelicus zicleaPlötz, 1884

Taractrocera luzonensis, Pilipinas / Philippines

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.

The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.

Subspecies

• Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)
• Taractrocera luzonensis zeniaEvans, 1934 (southern Burma, southern Thailand)
• Taractrocera luzonensis tissaraFruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra and islands to the west)
• Taractrocera luzonensis stellaEvans, 1934 (Borneo and nearby islands)
• Taractrocera luzonensis dongolaEvans, 1932 (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)
• Taractrocera luzonensis bessaEvans, 1949 (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)

External links

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