Trapezites (butterfly)

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Trapezites
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Trapezites phigalia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Trapezites
Hübner, 1819
Species

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Trapezites is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. All species are endemic to Australia.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

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