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, 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)

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