Telicota mesoptis, also known as the narrow-brand darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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.
| Telicota mesoptis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Telicota |
| Species: | T. mesoptis |
| Binomial name | |
| Telicota mesoptis (Lower, 1911) | |
These butterflies have an average wingspan of about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Panicum maximum and Sorghum verticilliflorum.
Subspecies
edit- Telicota mesoptis mesoptis (Lower, 1911) – Lower's grass dart or Lower's darter (northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, the Aru Islands, the Kei Islands)
External links
edit- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
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