Ocybadistes knightorum
| Ocybadistes knightorum | |
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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. knightorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ocybadistes knightorum Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994
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Ocybadistes knightorum (common name - Black grass dart) is a
Hesperiidae, first described in 1994 by Trevor A. Lambkin and John F. Donaldson.[2][3] It is endemic to New South Wales.[2] It has a very limited distribution in the Boambee area.[2] The IUCN Red List lists Ocybadistes knightorum as an endangered species, because of its limited known distribution, and its habitat under threat from weed invasion, sea-rise and continued development.[1] The butterflies are restricted to coastal grassy open-forest areas, that are usually next to mangroves.[4][5]
The larvae feed on the grass,
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Ocybadistes knightorum". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- Wikidata Q100150446.
- Wikidata Q106644080.)
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- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Ocybadistes knightorum Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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