Trapezites (butterfly)

Trapezites
Trapezites phigalia
Scientific classification
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:

• Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868
• Trapezites atkinsi Williams, Williams & Hay, 1998
• Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868
• Trapezites genevieveae Atkins, 1997
• Trapezites heteromacula Meyrick & Lower, 1902
• Trapezites iacchus Fabricius, 1775
• Trapezites iacchoides Waterhouse, 1903
• Trapezites lutea Tepper, 1882
• Trapezites macqueeni Kerr & Sands, 1970
• Trapezites maheta Hewitson, 1877
• Trapezites petalia Hewitson, 1868
• Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868
• Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903
• Trapezites praxedes Plötz, 1884
• Trapezites sciron Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
• Trapezites symmomus Hübner, 1823
• Trapezites taori Atkins, 1997
• Trapezites waterhousei Mayo & Atkins, 1992

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Trapezites at funet