Taractrocera archias explained

Taractrocera archias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in mainland south-eastern Asia (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia), Java and Lesser Sunda Islands (east to Timor and Kisar).

Subspecies

• Taractrocera archias archias (Java, Bali and Banka)
• Taractrocera archias samadha Fruhstorfer, 1910 (northern Burma)
• Taractrocera archias quinta Swinhoe, 1913 (from Burma to Indochina and Malaya)
• Taractrocera archias kisaga Frustorfer, 1910 (Lesser Sunda Islands)
• Taractrocera archias bavius Mabille, 1891 (Lesser Sunda Islands)

External links

• Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Taractrocera Butler, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), an example of Southeast Asian-Australian interchange
• A note on three species of Taractrocera Butler (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)