Telicota ohara, the northern large darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Oriental and Australian Regions, but not on the Pacific islands.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica.
Subspecies Telicota ohara ohara (Plötz, 1883) Plötz, C. 1882–83. Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. Entomologische Zeitung 1882: 43: 314–344, 436-456; 1883: 44: 26–64, 44: 195–233. – dark darter (Australia) Telicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911Fruhstorfer, H. 1910. Neue Hesperiiden. Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift 3: 149–150. (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Telicota ohara jania Evans, 1949 Evans, W.H. 1949. A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). xix+502pp., 53 pls. BMNH, London.(Marinduque, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Polillo, Samar) Telicota ohara jix (Sikkim, Japan) Telicota ohara vedanga (Java) Telicota ohara jactus (Borneo) Telicota ohara iona (Buru) Telicota ohara ixion (Upper Aroa River) References
Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: 1–766; 767–1201, pls 1–175.
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