Taractrocera anisomorpha

Taractrocera anisomorpha, the large yellow grass-dart or orange grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

Taractrocera anisomorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species:
T. anisomorpha
Binomial name
Taractrocera anisomorpha
(Lower, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Bibla anisomorpha Lower, 1911

The habitat consists of open eucalypt forests.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Setaria paspalidioides, Eulalia aurea and Sorghum bicolor.


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