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Telicota mesoptis

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Telicota mesoptis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Telicota
Species:
T. mesoptis
Binomial name
Telicota mesoptis
(Lower, 1911)

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.

These butterflies have an average wingspan of about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Panicum maximum and Sorghum verticilliflorum.

Subspecies

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  • 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)
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