Ocybadistes hypomeloma

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Ocybadistes hypomeloma
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ocybadistes
Species:
O. hypomeloma
Binomial name
Ocybadistes hypomeloma
Lower, 1911
Synonyms
  • Padraona vaga

Ocybadistes hypomeloma, commonly known as the pale orange dart, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Themeda triandra , Ischaemum australe and Microlaena stipoides .

Subspecies