Taractrocera ilia
Taractrocera ilia, the northern grass-dart or rock grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Irian Jaya, Australia's Northern Territory (Darwin and Melville Island) and Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Madang, East Sepik and Western Highlands).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Taractrocera |
| Species: | T. ilia |
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| Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932 | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Subspecies
- Taractrocera ilia ilia Waterhouse, 1932 (Northern Territory)
- Taractrocera ilia beta Evans, 1934 (Papua New Guinea)
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