Taractrocera danna

Taractrocera danna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Taractrocera
Species: T. danna
Binomial name
Taractrocera danna
(Moore, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila danna Moore, 1865

Taractrocera danna, the Himalayan grass dart, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir through Nepal, southern Tibet and Sikkim to Bhutan. In Nepal, it is found on heights between 4,500 and 13,000 feet.

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