Timoconia peron

Timoconia peron
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Trapezitinae
Genus:	Timoconia
Species:	T. peron
Binomial name
	Timoconia peron; (Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
	Toxidia peron (Latreille, 1824); Hesperia peron Latreille, 1824; Telesto kochii Felder, 1862; Hesperilla doclea Hewitson, 1868; Telesto arsenia Plötz, 1884; Timoconia thielei Strand, 1909;

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Timoconia peron, the large dingy skipper or dingy grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum secundatum, Gahnia sieberiana, Lomandra species, Dianella caerulea and other Dianella species.

References

^ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
^ "Species Timoconia peron (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

External links

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[ToussaintFls2022-1] Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.

[afd-2] "Species Timoconia peron (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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