Telicota augias

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Telicota augias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Telicota
Species:
T. augias
Binomial name
Telicota augias
Synonyms
  • Papilio augiasLinnaeus, 1763
  • Pamphila krefftiiMacleay, 1866
  • Telicota krefftii argilusWaterhouse, 1933

Telicota augias, the bright-orange darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica . It constructs a shelter out of leaves joined with silk, resting head downward in this by day, emerging to feed at night. The shelter is often constructed near the tip of the leaf on which it feeds, leaving only the midrib to support the shelter.

Subspecies


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