Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Telicota mesoptis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telicota Rank Species | |
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Similar Telicota augias, Telicota ancilla, Telicota colon, Telicota | ||
Telicota mesoptis, the narrow-brand darter, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia (the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, the Kei Islands and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Panicum maximum and Sorghum verticilliflorum.
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