Timoconia tymbophora

Timoconia tymbophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Timoconia
Species:	T. tymbophora
Binomial name
	Timoconia tymbophora; (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
	Signeta tymbophora(Meyrick & Lower, 1902); Telesto tymbophoraMeyrick & Lower, 1902;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Timoconia tymbophora, the dark shield-skipper or dingy shield skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

References

↑ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
↑ "Species Timoconia tymbophora (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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[ToussaintFls2022-1] Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.

[afd-2] "Species Timoconia tymbophora (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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