Telicota brachydesma, the small darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Papua Province and Papua New Guinea.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Telicota |
Species: | T. brachydesma
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Binomial name | |
Telicota brachydesma Lower, 1908
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Leptaspis banksii.
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