Taractrocera luzonensis

Updated on Dec 30, 2024

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

Similar Taractrocera, Notocrypta feisthamelii, Psolos fuligo, Gerosis, Tagiades japetus

Taractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.

The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.

Subspecies

Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)

Taractrocera luzonensis zenia Evans, 1934 (southern Burma, southern Thailand)

Taractrocera luzonensis tissara Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra and islands to the west)

Taractrocera luzonensis stella Evans, 1934 (Borneo and nearby islands)

Taractrocera luzonensis dongola Evans, 1932 (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)

Taractrocera luzonensis bessa Evans, 1949 (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)

References

Taractrocera luzonensis Wikipedia

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