Ocybadistes_walkeri

<i>Ocybadistes walkeri</i>

Ocybadistes walkeri

Species of butterfly

Ocybadistes walkeri, the greenish grass-dart, green grass-dart, southern dart or yellow-banded dart, is a type of butterfly known as a skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.[1]

Quick Facts Ocybadistes walkeri, Scientific classification ...

The larvae feed on Dianella, Brachypodium distachyon, Cynodon dactylon, Erharta erecta, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum clandestinum and Thuarea involuta.

Subspecies

  • Ocybadistes walkeri hypochlora (South Australia)
  • Ocybadistes walkeri olivia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
  • Ocybadistes walkeri sothis (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)

References

  1. [1]
    Braby, Michael F. (2005). The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 94. ISBN 0-643-09027-4.
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