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Dark Palm Dart

Telicota ancilla minda

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae; Telicota; Telicota ancilla minda Evans, 1934. This ssp. is endemic to the Philippines.

Habitat:

Spotted in our backyard visiting the flowers of a Ben Oil Tree (Moringa oleifera), locally called Malungay. Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Malunggay

Reference Links:

Telicota ancilla - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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