''Taractrocera'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
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Species
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Taractrocera anisomorpha''
( Lower, 1911)
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Taractrocera archias''
(Felder Felder is a surname, and may refer to:
Persons
* Amanda Felder, American professional triathlete
* Andreas Felder (b. 1962), Austrian championship ski jumper
* Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (1814–1894), Austrian entomologist, jurist, and politician ...
, 1860)
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Taractrocera ardonia''
( Hewitson, 1868)
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Taractrocera ceramas''
( Hewitson, 1868)
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Taractrocera danna''
(Moore, 1865)
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Taractrocera dolon
''Taractrocera dolon'', the sandy grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales as well as Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) ...
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( Plötz, 1884)
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Taractrocera flavoides''
Leech
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bodie ...
, 1893
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Taractrocera fusca''
de Jong, 2004
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Taractrocera ilia''
Waterhouse, 1932
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Taractrocera ina''
Waterhouse, 1932
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Taractrocera luzonensis''
( Snellen, 1889)
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Taractrocera maevius''
(Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587†...
, 1793)
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Taractrocera nigrolimbata''
( Snellen, 1889)
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Taractrocera papyria''
(Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
, 1832)
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Taractrocera tilda''
Evans, 1934
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Taractrocera trikora''
de Jong, 2004
Biology
The larvae feed on
Gramineae including ''
Bambusa'', ''
Oryza
''Oryza'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It includes the major food crop rice (species ''Oryza sativa'' and ''Oryza glaberrima''). Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to tall; the genus includes both annual an ...
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[Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London]
nhm hosts
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Taractrocerini
Hesperiidae genera
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