Butterfly : the Dark Palm Dart - Telicota ancilla from Rejang Land Sumatra

Telicota ancilla, commonly known as the Dark Palm Dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidotera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Herperiinae
Genus:	Telicota
Species:	T. ancilla

Image Location : Talang Rimbo Lama Village, South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency References :

• Dr. R. (Rienk) de Jong, Hesperiidae expert and research, Netherland.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telicota_ancilla

June 18, 2009