Telicota ancilla
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"Dark palm dart" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Telicota bambusae.
Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Telicota |
Species: | T. ancilla |
Binomial name | |
Telicota ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) | |
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The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin.[1]