Taractrocera papyria

Taractrocera papyria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species: T. papyria
Binomial name
Taractrocera papyria
(Boisduval, [1832])
Synonyms
  • Hesperia papyria Boisduval, 1832
  • Taractrocera celaeno Cox, 1873
  • Hesperilla fumosa Guest, 1882
  • Apaustus alix Plötz, 1884
  • Apaustus minimus Miskin, 1889
  • Ancyloxipha agraulia Hewitson, 1868

Taractrocera papyria, the 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.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Phragmites australis, Microlaena stipoides, Imperata cylindrica, Echinopogon caespitosus, Cynodon dactylon, Austrostipa scabra, Austrodanthonia, Carex gaudichaudiana, Paspalum dilatatum, Oryza sativa, Pennisetum clandestinum, Ehrharta longiflora, Ehrharta calycina and Poa species. It constructs a shelter in which pupation takes place.

Subspecies

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