Timoconia flammeata
Species of butterfly
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Timoconia flammeata, the bright shield-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Timoconia |
| Species: | T. flammeata |
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| Timoconia flammeata (Butler, 1882) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Poa tenera, Tetrarrhena juncea and other Tetrarrhena species.
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