Ocybadistes flavovittatus

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Ocybadistes flavovittatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ocybadistes
Species:
O. flavovittatus
Binomial name
Ocybadistes flavovittatus
(Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Ocybadistes flavovittata(Latreille, 1824)
  • Hesperia flavovittataLatreille, 1824
  • Padraona hespera hesperaWaterhouse, 1932
  • Ocybadistes flavovittata ceresWaterhouse, 1933

Ocybadistes flavovittatus, the common dart or narrow-brand grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia) and Papua New Guinea. [1]

Contents

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

References

  1. "Species Ocybadistes flavovittatus (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-27.