Biology:Ocybadistes flavovittatus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Ocybadistes flavovittatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 flavovittata Latreille, 1824 Padraona hespera hespera Waterhouse, 1932 Ocybadistes flavovittata ceres Waterhouse, 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.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

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

External links

• Australian Insects

Wikidata ☰ Q7077165 entry