>>5997852Taractrocera luzonensis
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Taractrocera luzonensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Taractrocera
Species: T. luzonensis
Binomial name
Taractrocera luzonensis
(Staudinger, 1889)
Synonyms
Pamphila luzonensis Staudinger, 1889
Taractrocera zenia Evans, 1934
Thymelicus ziclea Plötz, 1884
Taractrocera luzonensis 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 neighbouring islands.
The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.
Subspecies
Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)
Taractrocera luzonensis zenia Evans, 1934 (southern Burma, southern Thailand)
Taractrocera luzonensis tissara Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra and islands to the west)
Taractrocera luzonensis stella Evans, 1934 (Borneo and nearby islands)
Taractrocera luzonensis dongola Evans, 1932 (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)
Taractrocera luzonensis bessa Evans, 1949 (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)
