White-banded Grass-dart

Taractrocera papyria

''Taractrocera papyria'', the white-banded grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The Western Australian subspecies lacks the white markings of the nominate species.

Naming

*''Taractrocera papyria agraulia'' - western grass-dart
⤷ ''Taractrocera papyria papyria''

Food

The larvae feed on ''Phragmites australis'', ''Microlaena stipoides'', ''Imperata cylindrica'', ''Echinopogon caespitosus'', ''Cynodon dactylon'', ''Austrostipa scabra'', ''Austrodanthonia'', ''Carex gaudichaudiana'', ''Paspalum dilatatum'', ''Oryza sativa'', ''Pennisetum clandestinum'', ''Ehrharta longiflora'', ''Ehrharta calycina'' and ''Poa'' species. It constructs a shelter in which pupation takes place.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusTaractrocera
SpeciesT. papyria
Photographed in
Australia