Taractrocera luzonensis

Taractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.

Taractrocera luzonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species:
T. luzonensis
Binomial name
Taractrocera luzonensis
(Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila luzonensis Staudinger, 1889
  • Taractrocera zenia Evans, 1934
  • Thymelicus ziclea Plötz, 1884

The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.

Subspecies

  • Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)
  • Taractrocera luzonensis zenia Evans, 1934 (southern Burma, southern Thailand)
  • Taractrocera luzonensis tissara Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra and islands to the west)
  • Taractrocera luzonensis stella Evans, 1934 (Borneo and nearby islands)
  • Taractrocera luzonensis dongola Evans, 1932 (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)
  • Taractrocera luzonensis bessa Evans, 1949 (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)


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