Tagiades trebellius

Tagiades trebellius is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (subfamily Pyrginae).

Description

It is a distinctly discernible form; a larger skipper, with a complete, closed circle of rather thick, small hyaline spots on the forewing; on the hindwing the marginal spots begin to form a closed row of spots.

Subspecies

• T. t. trebellius (Sulawesi)
• T. t. sem <small>Mabille, 1883</small> (Sangihe, Talaud)
• T. t. martinus <small>Plötz, 1884</small> (Japan)
• T. t. mitra <small>Mabille, 1895</small> (Sula Islands)

Tagiades trebellius martinus larvae feed on Dioscorea alata, D.&nbsp;cirrhosa (Dioscoreaceae).

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