Taractrocera luzonensis

Taractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.

The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.

Subspecies

• Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)
• Taractrocera luzonensis zenia <small>Evans, 1934</small> (southern Burma, southern Thailand)
• Taractrocera luzonensis tissara <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small> (Sumatra and islands to the west)
• Taractrocera luzonensis stella <small>Evans, 1934</small> (Borneo and nearby islands)
• Taractrocera luzonensis dongola <small>Evans, 1932</small> (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)
• Taractrocera luzonensis bessa <small>Evans, 1949</small> (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)

External links

• Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange
• A note on three species of Taractrocera Butler (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)