Taractrocera dolon

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Taractrocera dolon		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Taractrocerini Rank Species

Taractrocera dolon, the sandy grass-dart, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales as well as Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum.

Subspecies

Taractrocera dolon diomedes Waterhouse, 1933 (Northern Territory)

Taractrocera dolon dolon (Plötz, 1884) (New South Wales, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago)

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