''Taractrocera danna'', the Himalayan grass dart, is a
butterfly of 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 ...
. It is found in the
Himalayas, from
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
through
Nepal, southern
Tibet and
Sikkim to
Bhutan. In Nepal, it is found on heights between 4,500 and 13,000 feet.
References
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Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange
Taractrocerini
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1865
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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