The Taractrocerini , the orange grass skippers are a tribe in the Hesperiinae

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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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Arrhenes ''Arrhenes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a sep ...

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Cephrenes ''Cephrenes'' is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially '' Cocos nucifera'' (coconut), and ...

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Kobrona ''Kobrona'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a sepa ...

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Mimene ''Mimene'' is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Mimene albiclavata'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Mimene albidiscus'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) *'' Mimene atropatene'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) *'' Mimene basalis'' ...

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Ocybadistes ''Ocybadistes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Ocybadistes flavovittata'' (Latreille, 824 * ''Ocybadistes walkeri'' Heron, 1894 * '' Ocybadistes knightorum'' Lambkin & D ...

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Pastria ''Pastria'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a sepa ...

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Taractrocera ''Taractrocera'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Taractrocera anisomorpha'' ( Lower, 1911) *'' Taractrocera archias'' (Felder, 1860) *'' Taractrocera ardonia'' ( Hewitson, 1868) *'' Taractrocera ceramas'' ( Hewitso ...

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Telicota ''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...

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Sabera ''Sabera'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Sabera aruana'' (Plötz, 1886) *'' Sabera biaga'' Evans, 1949 *''Sabera caesina'' (Hewitson, 866 *''Sabera dobboe'' (Plötz, 1885) *''Sabera dorena'' Evans, 1935 *''Saber ...

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Suniana ''Suniana'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.de Jong, R. (1998)Halmahera and Seram: di ...

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