Biology:Ocybadistes hypomeloma

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ocybadistes hypomeloma
Ocybadistes hypomeloma (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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, the pale orange dart, is a butterfly of 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

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7077168 entry