Taractrocera luzonensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Taractrocera |
Species: | T. luzonensis |
Binomial name | |
Taractrocera luzonensis (Staudinger, 1889) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
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.
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.
Potanthus is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia. It includes about 35 species, all of which look very similar to each other and are often only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.
Hasora, the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. Hasora species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
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.
Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Zela is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers.
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia.
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.
Pyroneura is an Indomalayan genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Unkana is a genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm.
Taractrocera archias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in mainland south-eastern Asia, Java and Lesser Sunda Islands.
Taractrocera ardonia is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, Borneo and southern Sulawesi.
Taractrocera nigrolimbata is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, Vietnam (Saigon), Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and southern Sulawesi.
Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi. They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.
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.
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.