Telicota brachydesma

Telicota brachydesma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Telicota
Species:	T. brachydesma
Binomial name
Telicota brachydesma Lower, 1908

Telicota brachydesma, the small darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Papua Province and Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Leptaspis banksii.

External links

• Australian Insects
• Australian Faunal Directory