''Taractrocera ina'', the ina grassdart or no-brand 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 northern, central and eastern
Australia
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in scattered localities, south to western
New South Wales and
Papua New Guinea.
The
wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Cymbopogon citrata'', ''
Paspalum urvillei'', ''
Urochloa decumbens
''Urochloa eminii'', commonly known as Congo grass, is a species of forage crop in the family Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It incl ...
'', ''
Sorghum verticilliflorum
''Sorghum arundinaceum'', the common wild sorghum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to SubSaharan Africa, Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, and the Indian Subcontinent, and has been introduced to nor ...
'', ''
Paspalum conjugatum'', ''
Panicum maximum'' and ''
Oryza sativa''. It constructs a tubular shelter made of the leaves of its host plant.
External links
Australian InsectsAustralian Faunal DirectoryPhylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange
Taractrocerini
Butterflies described in 1933
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