Telicota

Last updated

Telicota
TelicotaBambusae 813 3 Fitch.png
Telicota bambusae
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Telicota
Moore, [1881]

Telicota is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodplants include Palmae and Gramineae - Miscanthus sinensis , Pennisetum purpureum , Oryza sativa (rice), Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane), Imperata cylindrica (lalang grass), Cocos nucifera (coconut) and Calamus (rattan).

Contents

Species

Related Research Articles

<i>Telicota ancilla</i> Species of butterfly

Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.

<i>Celaenorrhinus</i> Genus of butterflies

Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.

<i>Potanthus</i> Genus of butterflies

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.

<i>Hasora</i> Genus of butterflies

Hasora, the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. Hasora species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.

<i>Mycalesis</i> Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Mycalesis, the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taractrocerini</span> Tribe of butterflies

The Taractrocerini, the orange grass skippers, are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies.

<i>Halpe</i> Genus of butterflies

Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Mimene</i> Genus of butterflies

Mimene is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

<i>Unkana</i> Genus of butterflies

Unkana is a genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Telicota ohara</i> Species of butterfly

Telicota ohara, the northern large darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Oriental and Australian Regions, but not on the Pacific islands.

<i>Telicota bambusae</i> Species of butterfly

Telicota bambusae, the dark palm dart, is a species of grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and on Peninsular Malaysia.

References