Cephrenes augiades
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The Orange Palm Dart is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Indonesia
to the Solomons.
The wingspan
is about 40 mm.
The larvae of ssp. sperthias feed on Archontophoenix
, Livistona
and Phoenix
species. During the day it hides within a shelter made by using silk to join fronds of its hostplant, which fold together and bend across each other naturally.
Other recorded foodplants include Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Aiphanes corallina, Bentinckia nicobarica
, Butia eriospatha
, Calamus moti, Carpentaria acuminata, Carpoxylon macrospermum
, Chamaedorea microspadix, Chrysalidocarpus cabadae, Clinostigma samoense
, Crysophila guagara, Gaussia attenuata
, Gronophyllum microcarpum, Gulubia macrospadix, Heterospathe delicatula, Heterospathe woodfordiana, Howea belmoreana
, Livistona merrillii, Oenocarpus
, Phoenix loureirii, Pinanga bataanensis, Pinanga coronata, Pinanga kuhlii, Pinanga merrillii, Pritchardia beccariana, Pritchardia maideniana, Pritchardia minor
, Ptychosperma bleeseri
, Ptychosperma furcatum, Ptychosperma lauterbachii, Ptychosperma lineare, Ptychosperma salomonense, Ptychosperma sanderianum, Ravenea rivularis
, Rhapis excelsa
, Rhopalostylis baueri
, Rhopalostylis sapida, Roystonea venezuelana, Sabal mauritiiformis
, Sabal mexicana
, Sabal parvifolia, Sabal umbraculifera, Sabal uresana
, Satakentia liukiuensis
, Scheelea butyracea, Scheelea cephalotes, Scheelea zonensis, Syagrus amara, Syagrus comosa, Thrinax excelsa
, Trachycarpus martianus
, Trachycarpus wagneranus, Veitchia merrillii and Verschaffeltia splendida
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
to the Solomons.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 40 mm.
The larvae of ssp. sperthias feed on Archontophoenix
Archontophoenix
Archontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched.Species include:...
, Livistona
Livistona
Livistona is a genus of 36 species of palms , native to southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa...
and Phoenix
Phoenix (plant)
Phoenix is a genus of 14 species of palms, native from the Canary Islands east across northern and central Africa, the extreme southeast of Europe , and southern Asia from Turkey east to southern China and Malaysia. The diverse habitats they occupy include swamps, deserts, and mangrove sea coasts...
species. During the day it hides within a shelter made by using silk to join fronds of its hostplant, which fold together and bend across each other naturally.
Other recorded foodplants include Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Aiphanes corallina, Bentinckia nicobarica
Bentinckia nicobarica
Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in India.This palm is endemic to Nicobar Islands, found in Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar Islands.Its population is rapidly declining. It is threatened by habitat...
, Butia eriospatha
Butia eriospatha
Butia eriospatha is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Brazil.-References:* Noblick, L. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
, Calamus moti, Carpentaria acuminata, Carpoxylon macrospermum
Carpoxylon macrospermum
Carpoxylon macrospermum is a species of palm tree endemic to Vanuatu, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Chamaedorea microspadix, Chrysalidocarpus cabadae, Clinostigma samoense
Clinostigma samoense
Clinostigma samoense is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Samoa.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Whistler, A. & Johnson, D. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
, Crysophila guagara, Gaussia attenuata
Gaussia attenuata
Gaussia attenuata is a palm which is native to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The species grows on steep-sided limestone hills in Puerto Rico....
, Gronophyllum microcarpum, Gulubia macrospadix, Heterospathe delicatula, Heterospathe woodfordiana, Howea belmoreana
Howea belmoreana
Howea belmoreana, the Curly Palm, Kentia Palm, or Belmore Sentry Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia...
, Livistona merrillii, Oenocarpus
Oenocarpus
Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.Common names in their native range are...
, Phoenix loureirii, Pinanga bataanensis, Pinanga coronata, Pinanga kuhlii, Pinanga merrillii, Pritchardia beccariana, Pritchardia maideniana, Pritchardia minor
Pritchardia minor
Pritchardia minor, the Alakai Swamp Pritchardia or Loulu, is a palm native to Hawaii. It grows in wet forests in the centre of Kauai at an elevation of about .-Description:...
, Ptychosperma bleeseri
Ptychosperma bleeseri
Ptychosperma macarthurii is a species of palm in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in isolated occurrences in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia, and New Guinea....
, Ptychosperma furcatum, Ptychosperma lauterbachii, Ptychosperma lineare, Ptychosperma salomonense, Ptychosperma sanderianum, Ravenea rivularis
Ravenea rivularis
Ravenea rivularis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.The extremely elegant, fast-growing majesty palm has upward-arching leaves that are divided into long, thin fingers. It makes a fine conservatory feature plant, but make sure the roof is high...
, Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis excelsa also known as Broadleaf Lady Palm or Bamboo Palm is a species of fan palm in the genus Rhapis, probably native to southern China and Taiwan. It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China...
, Rhopalostylis baueri
Rhopalostylis baueri
Rhopalostylis baueri is a species of palm native to Norfolk Island and to the Kermadec Islands . Norfolk Island is the type locality. The common names on Norfolk Island are 'Norfolk Island Palm' or 'Niau'...
, Rhopalostylis sapida, Roystonea venezuelana, Sabal mauritiiformis
Sabal mauritiiformis
Sabal mauritiiformis is a species of palm which is ranges from Mexico to Venezuela and Trinidad.-Description:Sabal mauritiiformis is a fan palm with solitary, slender stems, which is usually tall and in diameter. Plants have about 10–25 leaves, each with 90–150 leaflets...
, Sabal mexicana
Sabal mexicana
Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to North America. Common names include Mexican Palmetto, Texas Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Rio Grande Palmetto, and Palma de Mícharos. The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico." It is closely related to S...
, Sabal parvifolia, Sabal umbraculifera, Sabal uresana
Sabal uresana
Sabal uresana, commonly known as the Sonoran Palmetto, is a species of palm tree that is native to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico . The specific epithet, "uresana", refers to Ures, Sonora, a town within its range. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Satakentia liukiuensis
Satakentia liukiuensis
Satakentia liukiuensis is a species of palm tree, endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Ryukyu Islands. It is the only species in the genus Satakentia....
, Scheelea butyracea, Scheelea cephalotes, Scheelea zonensis, Syagrus amara, Syagrus comosa, Thrinax excelsa
Thrinax excelsa
Thrinax excelsa, commonly known as broad thatch, is a species of palm which is endemic to Jamaica.-Description:Thrinax excelsa is a fan palm with solitary stems that range from tall and in diameter. Plants have between 6 and 17 palmately compound leaves with 52 to 65 leaflets. The...
, Trachycarpus martianus
Trachycarpus martianus
Trachycarpus martianus is a species in the genus Trachycarpus from two distinct populations, one at 5,000 feet in the Khasia Hills, Meghalaya Province, in northeast India, the other at 8,000 feet in central northern Nepal. There may be well be other populations...
, Trachycarpus wagneranus, Veitchia merrillii and Verschaffeltia splendida
Verschaffeltia splendida
Verschaffeltia splendida is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is the only species in the genus Verschaffeltia.It is found only in Seychelles.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
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Subspecies
- Cephrenes augiades augiades
- Cephrenes augiades sperthias (C. Felder, 1862) (south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland)
- Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935 (Batchian)
- Cephrenes augiades arua Evans, 1935 (Papua)
- Cephrenes augiades bruno Evans, 1935 (Papua)
- Cephrenes augiades burua Evans, 1935 (Buru)
- Cephrenes augiades meeki Evans, 1935 (Papua)
- Cephrenes augiades tenimbra Evans, 1935
- Cephrenes augiades websteri Evans, 1935 (New Britain)