''Telicota'' is a genus of
grass skipper butterflies 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 ...
. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
and the
Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodplants include
Palmae and
Gramineae - ''
Miscanthus sinensis'', ''
Pennisetum purpureum'', ''
Oryza sativa'' (rice), ''
Saccharum officinarum'' (sugar cane), ''
Imperata cylindrica'' (lalang grass), ''
Cocos nucifera'' (coconut) and ''
Calamus
Calamus may refer to:
Botany and zoology
* ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
* ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms
* Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
* '' Acorus calamus'', the swe ...
'' (rattan).
Species
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Telicota ancilla
''Telicota ancilla'', the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.
The larvae feed on various grasses, su ...
''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
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Telicota angiana
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1934
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Telicota anisodesma''
Lower, 1911
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Telicota aroa
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1934
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Telicota augias
''Telicota augias'', the bright-orange darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Flagellaria indic ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1763)
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Telicota bambusae
''Telicota bambusae'', the dark palm dart, is a Hesperiinae, grass skipper butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and on Peninsular Malaysia.
Description
Subspecies
*''Telicota bambusae bambusae'' (Moore, 1878) ...
''
(Moore, 1878)
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Telicota besta
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota brachydesma
''Telicota brachydesma'', the small darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Papua Province and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The ...
''
Lower, 1908
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Telicota brandti
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Parsons, 1986
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Telicota bulwa
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Parsons, 1986
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Telicota colon
''Telicota colon'', commonly known as the pale palm dart or common palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India to Australia.
Description
The larvae are known to feed on '' Bambusa vulgaris'', '' Phragmites kar ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Telicota doba
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota eurotas
''Telicota eurotas'', the sedge darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or ...
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(C. Felder, 1860)
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Telicota eurychlora
''Telicota eurychlora'', the dingy darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the north-eastern coast of Queensland
)
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Lower, 1908
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Telicota gervasa
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota hilda
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Eliot, 1959
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Telicota kaimana
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
Evans, 1934
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Telicota kezia''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota laruta''
Evans, 1934
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Telicota linna''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota melanion''
(Mabille, 1878)
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Telicota mesoptis
''Telicota mesoptis'', also known as the narrow-brand darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, the Kei Islands and Papua ...
''
Lower, 1911
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Telicota mimena''
Parsons, 1986
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Telicota ohara
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
(Plötz, 1883)
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Telicota paceka
''Telicota'' is a genus of Grass skippers, grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. ...
''
Fruhstorfer, 1911
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Telicota sadra
''Telicota'' is a genus of Grass skippers, grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. ...
''
Evans, 1949
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Telicota sadrella''
Parsons, 1986
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Telicota subha''
Fruhstorfer, 1911
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Telicota ternatensis''
Swinhoe, 1907
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Telicota torsa''
Evans, 1934
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Telicota vinta''
Evans, 1949
External links
Telicota at funetImages representing ''Telicota''
at Bold
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Taractrocerini
Hesperiidae genera
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