Ocybadistes walkeri
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]
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| Green grass-dart skipper butterfly | |
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| Species: | O. walkeri |
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| Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894 | |
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)
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References
- 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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