Telicota ancilla
Species of butterfly
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Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Telicota species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
Subspecies
- Telicota ancilla ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – greenish darter (New South Wales and Queensland)
- Telicota ancilla baudina Evans, 1949 (Northern Territory and Western Australia)
- Telicota ancilla horisha Evans, 1934 (southern China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan)
- Telicota ancilla lanka (Sri Lanka)
- Telicota ancilla mamba (Mambare River)
- Telicota ancilla minda Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
- Telicota ancilla santa Evans, 1934 (Philippines)
- Telicota ancilla volens (Timor)
