''Cephrenes augiades'', the orange palm dart, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It is found from

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to the Solomons. The

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is about 40 mm.

Food

The larvae of subspecies ''sperthias'' feed on ''

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. Relationships between ''Archontophoenix'' and the other genera of subt ...

'', ''

Livistona ''Livistona'' is a genus of palms, the botanical family Arecaceae, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of ...

'' and ''

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

'' species. During the day it hides within a shelter made by using silk to join fronds of its host plant, which fold together and bend across each other naturally. Other recorded food plants include: * '' Acoelorrhaphe wrightii'' * '' Aiphanes corallina'' * '' Bentinckia nicobarica'' * ''

Butia eriospatha ''Butia eriospatha'' is a small species of ''Butia'' palm endemic to the highlands of southern Brazil. It is very similar to ''B. odorata'', but is easily distinguished from this species by the distinct spathes which are densely covered in rust- ...

'' * ''

Calamus moti ''Calamus moti'' is a climbing rainforest plant in the palm family Arecaceae, which is endemic to Queensland. It has a slim flexible stem which does not support the plant, instead it climbs to the forest Tropical rainforest#Canopy layer, canopy ...

'' * '' Carpentaria acuminata'' * '' Carpoxylon macrospermum'' * '' Chamaedorea microspadix'' * '' Chrysalidocarpus cabadae'' * '' Clinostigma samoense'' * '' Crysophila guagara'' * ''

Gaussia attenuata ''Gaussia attenuata'' (palma de sierra, llume) is a palm which is native to Puerto Rico. The species grows on steep-sided limestone hills (known as mogotes) in Puerto Rico. Description ''Gaussia attenuata'' trees are up to 15 metres tall with g ...

'' * '' Gronophyllum microcarpum'' * '' Gulubia macrospadix'' * '' Heterospathe delicatula'' * '' Heterospathe woodfordiana'' * ''

Howea belmoreana ''Howea belmoreana'', the curly palm, kentia palm, or Belmore sentry palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, endemic species, endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. It and ''Howea forsteriana'' probably ...

'' * '' Livistona merrillii'' * ''

Oenocarpus ''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Re ...

'' * '' Phoenix loureirii'' * '' Pinanga bataanensis'' * '' Pinanga coronata'' * '' Pinanga kuhlii'' * '' Pinanga merrillii'' * ''

Pritchardia beccariana ''Pritchardia beccariana'', the Kilauea pritchardia, or Beccari's loulu, is a species of palm tree in the genus ''Pritchardia'' that is endemic to wet forests on the eastern part of the island of Hawaii, near Hilo. Description This species reac ...

'' * '' Pritchardia maideniana'' * '' Pritchardia minor'' * '' Ptychosperma bleeseri'' * ''

Ptychosperma furcatum ''Ptychosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or ga ...

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Ptychosperma lauterbachii ''Ptychosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or ga ...

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Ptychosperma lineare ''Ptychosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or ga ...

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Ptychosperma salomonense ''Ptychosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or ga ...

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Ptychosperma sanderianum ''Ptychosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or ga ...

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Ravenea rivularis ''Ravenea rivularis'', the majestic palm, or majesty palm, is a species of tree in the family Arecaceae. They generally grow to 10 to 12 feet tall and are often marketed in stores as a "houseplant" in a pot, in its natural state, the majesty palm ...

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Rhapis excelsa ''Rhapis excelsa'', also known as broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm, is a species of fan palm (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae) in the genus ''Rhapis'', probably native to southern China and Taiwan. It is not known in the w ...

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Rhopalostylis baueri ''Rhopalostylis baueri'' is a species of palm native to Norfolk Island ( Australia) and to the Kermadec Islands (New Zealand). Norfolk Island is the type locality. The common names on Norfolk Island are 'Norfolk Island palm' or 'niau'. In New Ze ...

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Rhopalostylis sapida ''Rhopalostylis sapida'', commonly known as nīkau ( mi, nīkau), is a palm tree endemic to New Zealand, and the only palm native to mainland New Zealand. Etymology is a Māori word; in the closely related Eastern Polynesian languages of the ...

'' * '' Roystonea venezuelana'' * ''

Sabal mauritiiformis ''Sabal mauritiiformis'' (commonly known as the Savannah palm) is a species of palm which is ranges from Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad. Description ''Sab ...

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Sabal mexicana ''Sabal mexicana'' is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. The specific epith ...

'' * '' Sabal parvifolia'' * '' Sabal umbraculifera'' * ''

Sabal uresana ''Sabal uresana'', commonly known as the Sonoran palmetto, is a species of Arecaceae, palm tree that is native to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico (states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora). The specifi ...

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Satakentia liukiuensis ''Satakentia liukiuensis'' (satake palm, yaeyama-yashi apanese ヤエヤマヤシ satakentia palm, yaeyama palm), is a species of palm tree. They are endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the south-westernmost of ...

'' * '' Scheelea butyracea'' * '' Scheelea cephalotes'' * '' Scheelea zonensis'' * '' Syagrus amara'' * ''

Syagrus comosa Syagrus may refer to: * Syagrus (legendary poet), a legendary Greek oral poet *Syagrus (plant) ''Syagrus'' is a genus of Arecaceae (palms), native to South America, with one species endemic to the Lesser Antilles. The genus is closely related ...

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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 palmat ...

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Trachycarpus martianus ''Trachycarpus martianus'' (also known as Martius' fan palm) is a species in the genus ''Trachycarpus'' from two distinct populations, one at in the Khasia Hills, Meghalaya Province, in northeast India, the other at in central northern Nepal. ...

'' * '' Trachycarpus wagneranus'' * ''

Veitchia merrillii ''Adonidia merrillii'', the Manila palm, is a palm tree species native to the Philippines (Palawan and Danjugan Island). This palm was cultivated for centuries in East Asia before becoming a staple in the West. It is reportedly naturalized in the ...

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Verschaffeltia splendida ''Verschaffeltia splendida'' ("Latanier Latte" or stilt palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Verschaffeltia''. It is found only in Seychelles where it is threatened by habitat loss ...

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)

External links

Australian Faunal Directory
Taractrocerini Butterflies described in 1860 {{hesperiinae-stub