Ocybadistes knightorum

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]

Ocybadistes knightorum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ocybadistes
Species:	O. knightorum
Binomial name
Ocybadistes knightorum Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994

The larvae feed on the grass, Alexfloydia repens.^[6][5]