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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Taractrocera |
| Species: | T. luzonensis
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| Taractrocera luzonensis (Staudinger, 1889)
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The length of the forewings is 10.1-12.1 mm.
Subspecies
edit- Taractrocera luzonensis luzonensis (the Philippines)
- Taractrocera luzonensis zenia Evans, 1934 (southern Burma, southern Thailand)
- Taractrocera luzonensis tissara Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra and islands to the west)
- Taractrocera luzonensis stella Evans, 1934 (Borneo and nearby islands)
- Taractrocera luzonensis dongola Evans, 1932 (Sulawesi and Sula Archipelago)
- Taractrocera luzonensis bessa Evans, 1949 (islands to the south of Sulawesi (Salayar, Tukanbesi, Tanahjampea) and probably also in southern Sulawesi)
External links
edit- 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)
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