Ocybadistes knightorum (common name - Black grass dart) is a
butterfly in the family
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]
^Taylor, G. S., Braby, M. F., Moir, M. L., Harvey, M. S., Sands, D. P. A., New, T. R., Kitching, R. L., McQuillan, P. B., Hogendoorn, K., Glatz, R. V., Andren, M., Cook, J. M., Henry, S. C., Valenzuela, I., and Weinstein, P. (May 2018). "Strategic national approach for improving the conservation management of insects and allied invertebrates in Australia". Austral Entomology. 57 (2): 124–149.
doi:
10.1111/AEN.12343.
ISSN2052-174X.
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