Taractrocera trikora
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Taractrocera trikora is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the area around Lake Habbema in New Guinea
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The habitat at the type locality consists of moorland, fens and sparse coniferous forest, and high mountain moss forests.
The length of the forewings is 9.6-11.8 mm.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from the area around Lake Habbema in New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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The habitat at the type locality consists of moorland, fens and sparse coniferous forest, and high mountain moss forests.
The length of the forewings is 9.6-11.8 mm.