Telicota eurotas
Encyclopedia
The Sedge Darter is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia
(the north-eastern coast of Queensland
), the Aru Islands
, Irian Jaya, Maluku
and Papua New Guinea
.
The wingspan
is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on on various Sedges, including Carex polyantha, Cladium procerum, Scleria ciliaris, Scleria polycarpa and Scleria sumatrensis
. It lives in a shelter made from leaves of the hostplant joined with silk.
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 found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(the north-eastern coast of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
), the Aru Islands
Aru Islands
The Aru Islands are a group of about ninety-five low-lying islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia. They also form a regency of Indonesia.-Geography:...
, Irian Jaya, Maluku
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone...
and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on on various Sedges, including Carex polyantha, Cladium procerum, Scleria ciliaris, Scleria polycarpa and Scleria sumatrensis
Scleria sumatrensis
Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as Nutrush or Sumatran scleria, is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia , where it is usually found growing in wetlands, and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo. It is has been used to treat gonorrhea....
. It lives in a shelter made from leaves of the hostplant joined with silk.
Subspecies
- Telicota eurotas eurotas (Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
- Telicota eurotas laconia Waterhouse, 1937 (north-eastern coast of Queensland)