Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932
Northern Grassdart
HESPERIINAE, HESPERIIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 19 March 2004)


(Picture: courtesy of CSIRO Entomology)

The adults of this species are brown, with orange patches. The undersides of the forewings are similar to the upper surfaces, but the hindwings are a more uniform brown underneath. The males have a gray patch on the upperside of each forewing. The butterflies have a wing span of about 2 cms.


Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 198-199.


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