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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 Tridax procumbens flower.
References: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil..., http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/docum....
Spotted on Nov 30, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012
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