Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Telicota eurotas | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telicota Rank Species | |
Similar Sabera caesina, Toxidia doubledayi, Pelopidas lyelli, Hesperilla ornata, Suniana sunias | ||
Telicota eurotas, the sedge darter, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on various sedges, including Carex polyantha, Cladium procerum, Scleria ciliaris, Scleria polycarpa and Scleria sumatrensis. It lives in a shelter made from leaves of the hostplant joined with silk.
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