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Yellow Grass Dart

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Taractrocera archias quinta. The distinctive feature of the Taractrocera genus is the absence of an apiculus (hook) on the antennae that is typical of the Hesperiidae family (Skippers). Of the two species found here, the Spotted Grass Dart was recorded as “not having been taken in the last century (from 1801-1900)” Butterfly Cycle

Taractrocera archias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in mainland south-eastern Asia (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia), …Wikipedia

Spotted at Mandai – July 2021

Left: Yellow Grass Dart, Right Lesser Dart

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