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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ocybadistes |
| Species: | O. flavovittatus
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| Ocybadistes flavovittatus (Latreille, [1824])
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The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Subspecies edit
- Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus (New South Wales, Queensland)
- Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
References edit
- ^ "Species Ocybadistes flavovittatus (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
External links edit
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