Telicota ancilla
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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...
belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These 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
Paspalum urvillei
Paspalum urvillei is a species of grass known by the common name Vasey's grass, or Vaseygrass. It is native to South America, and it is known in parts of North America as an introduced species. It is a noxious weed where it has been introduced in Hawaii and New Caledonia. It grows well in disturbed...
and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin.
Subspecies
- Telicota ancilla ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) -Greenish Darter (New South Wales and Queensland)
- Telicota ancilla baudina Evans, 1949 (Northern Territory and Western Australia)
- Telicota ancilla horisha Evans, 1934 (southern China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan)
- Telicota ancilla mamba (Mambare River)
- Telicota ancilla minda Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
- Telicota ancilla santa Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
- Telicota ancilla volens (Timor)