Telicota ancilla

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| name = Dark palm dart

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| taxon = Telicota ancilla

| authority = (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

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• Pamphila ancilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
• Pamphila olivescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1869

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Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. These species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia.

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin.{{Cite journal|author=Kalesh, S & S K Prakash|year=2007|title=Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1|journal=J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.|issue=2|pages=235–238|volume=104}}