Yellow-banded Dart

Ocybadistes walkeri · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae

Also called: Green Grass-dart

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Yellow-banded Dart
Photo: Roman Gaidier, CC BY

The yellow-banded dart, also called Ocybadistes walkeri, is a skipper butterfly. It lives in eastern and southern Australia, with a subspecies in the Northern Territory. Its caterpillars eat a variety of grasses such as Dianella, Brachypodium, and Cynodon.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in eastern and southern parts of Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies in the Northern Territory.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Yellow-banded Dart photo 3
Photo: Chris Clarke, CC BY

Same family (Hesperiidae)

Fiery SkipperFiery SkipperHylephila phyleusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver-spotted SkipperSilver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusDamages trees, gardens or cropsHuron SkipperHuron SkipperAtalopedes huronLarge SkipperLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusZabulon SkipperZabulon SkipperLon zabulonPeck's SkipperPeck's SkipperPolites peckius

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocybadistes_walkeri

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