Taractrocera

Taractrocera

Taractrocera maevius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Tribe:	Taractrocerini
Genus:	Taractrocera Butler, [1870]

Taractrocera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Taractrocera anisomorpha (Lower, 1911)
Taractrocera archias (Felder, 1860)
Taractrocera ardonia (Hewitson, 1868)
Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868)
Taractrocera danna (Moore, 1865)
Taractrocera dolon (Plötz, 1884)
Taractrocera flavoides Leech, 1893
Taractrocera fusca de Jong, 2004
Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932
Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932
Taractrocera luzonensis (Snellen, 1889)
Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793)
Taractrocera nigrolimbata (Snellen, 1889)
Taractrocera papyria (Boisduval, 1832)
Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934
Taractrocera trikora de Jong, 2004

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae including Bambusa, Oryza ^[1]

References

↑ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts

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