Taractrocera dolon

Taractrocera dolon, the sandy grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales as well as Papua New Guinea.

Taractrocera dolon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Taractrocerini
Genus:
Taractrocera
Species:
T. dolon
Binomial name
Taractrocera dolon
(Plötz, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Apaustus dolon Plötz, 1884

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum.

Subspecies
  • Taractrocera dolon diomedes Waterhouse, 1933 (Northern Territory)
  • Taractrocera dolon dolon (Plötz, 1884) (New South Wales, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago)
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