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Telicota brachydesma

(Telicota brachydesma)

Description

Telicota brachydesma, the small darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Papua Province and Papua New Guinea. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Leptaspis banksii.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Telicota
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