Ocybadistes hypomeloma
| Ocybadistes hypomeloma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ocybadistes |
| Species: | O. hypomeloma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocybadistes hypomeloma Lower, 1911 | |
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The Pale Orange Dart (Ocybadistes hypomeloma) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found 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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