Ocybadistes flavovittatus

Ocybadistes flavovittatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ocybadistes
Species:	O. flavovittatus
Binomial name
	Ocybadistes flavovittatus; (Latreille, [1824])
Synonyms
	Ocybadistes flavovittata (Latreille, 1824); Hesperia flavovittata Latreille, 1824; Padraona hespera hespera Waterhouse, 1932; Ocybadistes flavovittata ceres Waterhouse, 1933;

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]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus (New South Wales, Queensland)
Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

^ "Species Ocybadistes flavovittatus (Latreille, 1824)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

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