Animal Species:Orange Palm Dart
Adult Orange Palm Dart butterflies are dark brown with either yellow or orange markings.
Adult Orange Palm Dart
John Fields
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Identification
The caterpillars of the Orange Palm Dart are translucent blue or green
Size range
3 cm - 4 cm
Habitat
Orange Palm Darts live in urban areas, forests and woodlands.
Feeding and Diet
The Orange Palm Dart feeds on palm trees, either native or introduced. They tend to make a mess of their food supply, using silk strands to tie together palm fronds for shelter.
Classification
- Species:
- augiades
- Genus:
- Cephrenes
- Subfamily:
- Hesperiinae
- Family:
- Hesperiidae
- Superfamily:
- Hesperioidea
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Subphylum:
- Uniramia
- Phylum:
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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