Timoconia peron

Timoconia peron, the large dingy skipper or dingy grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.[1][2]

Timoconia peron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Timoconia
Species:
T. peron
Binomial name
Timoconia peron
(Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Toxidia peron (Latreille, 1824)
  • Hesperia peron Latreille, 1824
  • Telesto kochii Felder, 1862
  • Hesperilla doclea Hewitson, 1868
  • Telesto arsenia Plötz, 1884
  • Timoconia thielei Strand, 1909

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum secundatum, Gahnia sieberiana, Lomandra species, Dianella caerulea and other Dianella 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 peron (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


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