Biology:Ocybadistes flavovittata

Short description: Species of butterfly

Ocybadistes flavovittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ocybadistes
Species:	O. flavovittata
Binomial name
Ocybadistes flavovittata (Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
Hesperia flavovittata Latreille, 1824 Padraona hespera hespera Waterhouse, 1932 Ocybadistes flavovittata ceres Waterhouse, 1933

Ocybadistes flavovittata, 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.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

• Ocybadistes flavovittata flavovittata (New South Wales, Queensland)
• Ocybadistes flavovittata vesta (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects

Wikidata ☰ Q7077165 entry