Taractrocera
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Taractrocera is a genus of skippers
in the family Hesperiidae.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Taractrocera ardoniaTaractrocera ardoniaTaractrocera ardonia is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Malaysia, Borneo and southern Sulawesi.-Subspecies:*Taractrocera ardonia ardonia...
(Hewitson, 1868) - Taractrocera tildaTaractrocera tildaTaractrocera tilda is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the Chinese provinces of Sechuan and Yunnan.-External links:*...
Evans, 1934 - Taractrocera archiasTaractrocera archiasTaractrocera archias is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in mainland south-eastern Asia , Java and Lesser Sunda Islands .-Subspecies:...
(C. Felder, 1860) - Taractrocera nigrolimbataTaractrocera nigrolimbataTaractrocera nigrolimbata is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Malaysia, Vietnam , Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands , and southern Sulawesi.-Subspecies:...
(Snellen, 1889) - Taractrocera luzonensisTaractrocera luzonensisTaractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands....
(Staudinger, 1889) - Taractrocera anisomorphaTaractrocera anisomorphaThe Large Yellow Grass-dart or Orange Grassdart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.The habitat consists of open eucalypt forests....
(Lower, 1911) - Taractrocera ceramasTaractrocera ceramasTaractrocera ceramas, commonly known as the Tamil Grass Dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the western Ghats to Bombay, in the hills of southern India and northern Burma....
(Hewitson, 1868) - Taractrocera dannaTaractrocera dannaThe Himalayan Grass Dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir through Nepal, southern Tibet and Sikkim to Bhutan. In Nepal, it is found on heights between 4,500 and 13,000 feet....
(Moore, 1865) - Taractrocera dolonTaractrocera dolonThe Sandy Grass-dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales as well as Papua New Guinea.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
(Plötz, 1884) - Taractrocera iliaTaractrocera iliaThe Northern Grass-dart or Rock Grass-dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Irian Jaya, the Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea .The wingspan is about 20 mm.-Subspecies:*Taractrocera ilia ilia Waterhouse, 1932 The Northern Grass-dart or Rock Grass-dart (Taractrocera...
Waterhouse, 1932 - Taractrocera inaTaractrocera inaThe Ina Grassdart or No-brand Grass-dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in northern, central and eastern Australia in scattered localities, south to western New South Wales and Papua New Guinea....
Waterhouse, 1932 - Taractrocera maeviusTaractrocera maeviusTaractrocera maevius, commonly known as the Common Grass Dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.-Field Characteristics:...
(Fabricius, 1793) - Taractrocera flavoidesTaractrocera flavoidesTaractrocera flavoides is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the Chinese provinces of Sechuan and Yunnan.-External links:*...
Leech, 1893 - Taractrocera papyriaTaractrocera papyriaThe White-banded Grass-dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia....
(Boisduval, [1832]) - Taractrocera trikoraTaractrocera trikoraTaractrocera trikora is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the area around Lake Habbema in New Guinea.The habitat at the type locality consists of moorland, fens and sparse coniferous forest, and high mountain moss forests....
de Jong, 2004 - Taractrocera fuscaTaractrocera fuscaTaractrocera fusca is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the Western Highlands in New Guinea.-External links:*...
de Jong, 2004