Bright-orange Darter

Telicota augias

''Telicota augias'', the bright-orange darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines. The wingspan is about 30 mm.
Skipper butterfly, Telicota augias (Palm Dart)  Geotagged,Indonesia,Summer,Telicota augias

Naming

*''Telicota augias augias''
⤷ ''Telicota augias florina''
⤷ ''Telicota augias krefftii'' – Krefft's darter
⤷ ''Telicota augias pythias''
Bright-orange Darter - Telicota augias  Bright-orange Darter,Geotagged,Summer,Telicota augias,Vietnam

Food

The larvae feed on ''Flagellaria indica''. It constructs a shelter out of leaves joined with silk, resting head downward in this by day, emerging to feed at night. The shelter is often constructed near the tip of the leaf on which it feeds, leaving only the midrib to support the shelter.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusTelicota
SpeciesT. augias
Photographed in
Indonesia
Vietnam