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Pale Palm Dart

Telicota colon

Description:

Telicota colon, commonly known as the Pale Palm Dart or Pale-orange Darter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The larvae are known to feed on Bambusa striata and Ochlandra travancorica.

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2 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

yes these butterflies loves to feed on bird droppings, thank you Christy !!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Delicately eating bird poop?? Nice spotting!

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Aug 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 5, 2012

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