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Ocybadistes hypomeloma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Ocybadistes hypomeloma

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ocybadistes

Rank
  
Species

Ocybadistes hypomeloma

Ocybadistes hypomeloma, the pale orange dart, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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

  • Ocybadistes hypomeloma hypomeloma (New South Wales, Queensland)
  • Ocybadistes hypomeloma vaga (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
  • References

    Ocybadistes hypomeloma Wikipedia