Telicota ancilla

Dark palm dart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Telicota
Species:	T. ancilla
Binomial name
	Telicota ancilla; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Synonyms
	Pamphila ancillaHerrich-Schäffer, 1869; Pamphila olivescensHerrich-Schäffer, 1869;

Last updated December 18, 2025

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

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica , Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense . Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica , Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin .^[1]

Subspecies

Telicota ancilla ancilla(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – greenish darter (New South Wales and Queensland)
Telicota ancilla baudinaEvans, 1949 (Northern Territory and Western Australia)
Telicota ancilla horishaEvans, 1934 (southern China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan)
Telicota ancilla lanka (Sri Lanka)
Telicota ancilla mamba (Mambare River)
Telicota ancilla mindaEvans, 1934 (Philippines)
Telicota ancilla santaEvans, 1934 (Philippines)
Telicota ancilla volens (Timor)

References

↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.

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[1] Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.

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