Timoconia flammeata

Timoconia flammeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Timoconia
Species:
T. flammeata
Binomial name
Timoconia flammeata
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Signeta flammeata (Butler, 1882)
  • Telesto flammeata Butler, 1882
  • Telesto eclipsis Butler, 1882
  • Hesperilla atromacula Miskin, 1889

Timoconia flammeata, the bright shield-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poa tenera, Tetrarrhena juncea and other Tetrarrhena species.

References

  1. ^ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
  2. ^ "Species Timoconia flammeata (Butler, 1882)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


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