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Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis
Taractrocera luzonensis (Staudinger, 1889) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighboring islands. The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm. The ssp endemic to the Philippines is Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (Staudinger, 1889). Genus Taractrocera (Butler, 1870) spp are also called Grass Darts.
Backyard, spotted on Gomphrena globosa flowers.
Reference: Taractrocera (Butler, 1870), also called Grass Darts: http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonsubtaxa/id6....
Spotted on Dec 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 2, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Ashish. I made the last picture the new cover pic :)
Last picture is most eye-catching... Nice series Agnes.
Thanks Adi for your comment and faves. :)
Beautiful :)