#Cephrenes augiades

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27/10/20 - Photos 1-2 - Toxidia crocea

11/09/23 - Photos 3-4 - Ocybadistes flavovittatus

17/08/22 - Photos 5-6 - Sabera caesina

23/10/22 - Photos 7-8 - Sabera dobboe

22/12/20 - Photos 9-10 - Telicota colon

15/09/21 - Photos 11-12 - Suniana sunias

28/12/20 - Photos 13-14 - Cephrenes trichopepla

31/07/22 - Photos 15-16 - Cephrenes augiades

03/12/20 - Photos 17-18 - Notocrypta waigensis

Collection of Skipper butterflies I've found over the years.

27/10/20-11/09/23 - Hesperiidae spp.

QLD:WET

[natureisus]

Orange Palm Dart (Cephrenes augiades)

[amatuer-entomology]

Cephrenes augiades - Orange Palm Dart Caterpillar 'The Orange Palm Dart Butterfly is an orange and black skipper. Wing profile is triangular when the butterfly is at rest. Larva is pale green with banded head.'' - OzAnimals.com Found this lil girl today, I'm guessing she was blown from her tree, she is approximately 2cm long, maybe a lil longer and very curious .u. 

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The Orange Palm Dart. Found sipping on nectar.

Cephrenes augiades Caterpillars feed on a wide variety of Arecaceae species. Pentas plants attract adult butterflies.

18/05/22

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Just having a rest.

Cephrenes augiades, “Orange Palm Dart”

06/03/21

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Lepidoptera study - 06/01/21 - Cephrenes augiades, “Orange Palm Dart”

Taxonomy: Superfamily Hesperioidea; Family Hesperiidae; Subfamily Hesperiinae

The Caterpillar has yet to be photographed by me, but is in the source below.

The��food plants are various members of the Arecaceae, “Palm” family: Archontophoenix cunninghamiana “Bangalow Palm”, Livistona australis “Australian Cabbage Palm”, and Phoenix dactylifera “Date Palms”

This species occurs in NT, QLD, NSW, Vic, SA, and WA; Australia. Various races of this species are found from Indonesia to the Solomons.

(Source)