Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | Genus Taractrocera Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Taractrocera, Toxidia doubledayi, Ocybadistes walkeri, Butterflies and moths, Trapezites symmomus | ||
Taractrocera papyria, the white-banded grass-dart, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Phragmites australis, Microlaena stipoides, Imperata cylindrica, Echinopogon caespitosus, Cynodon dactylon, Austrostipa scabra, Austrodanthonia, Carex gaudichaudiana, Paspalum dilatatum, Oryza sativa, Pennisetum clandestinum, Ehrharta longiflora, Ehrharta calycina and Poa species. It constructs a shelter in which pupation takes place.
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