Ocybadistes ardea, the dark orange dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, the Aru Islands, the Kei Islands), Australia (Queensland) and Papua New Guinea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dark Orange Dart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Arrhenes marnas
- Suniana sunias
- Potanthus pava
- Potanthus omaha
- Potanthus confucius
- Ocybadistes flavovittatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Ocybadistes
- Species
- Ocybadistes ardea
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