Taractrocera maevius

Taractrocera maevius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Taractrocera
Species:
T. maevius
Binomial name
Taractrocera maevius
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
Common Grass Dart from koottanad Palakkad Kerala

Taractrocera maevius, the common grass dart,[1] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India,[1] Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. p. 61. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891). Hesperiidae Indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Madras: Vest and Company. p. 62.
  4. ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 357.
  5. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 115.