Timoconia melania

Timoconia melania, the black skipper or dark grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Timoconia melania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Timoconia
Species:
T. melania
Binomial name
Timoconia melania
(Waterhouse, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Toxidia melania (Waterhouse, 1903)
  • Telesto melania Waterhouse, 1903

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References
  1. Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
  2. "Species Timoconia melania (Waterhouse, 1903)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.



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