Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Telicota brachydesma | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telicota Rank Species | |
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Similar Telicota colon, Cephrenes, Telicota, Telicota ancilla | ||
Telicota brachydesma, the small darter, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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 larvae feed on Leptaspis banksii.
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