Trapezites sciron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Trapezites |
Species: | T. sciron |
Binomial name | |
Trapezites sciron Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 | |
Synonyms | |
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Trapezites sciron, the Sciron skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Acanthocarpus canaliculatus , Acanthocarpus preissii , Lomandra caespitosa and Lomandra collina . [1]
Acanthocarpus is a genus in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, in the APG III system of classification. It has been difficult to place at family rank, being placed at various times in Dasypogonaceae as well as the Asparagaceae. The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.
Trapezites eliena, the orange ochre, is a small-sized butterfly endemic to Australia.
Trapezites is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. All species are endemic to Australia.
Trapezites argenteoornatus, the silver spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Trapezites heteromacula, the orange white-spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Australia's Cape York.
Trapezites iacchoides, the silver studded ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the mountains and along the coast of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Trapezites iacchus, the Iacchus skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
Trapezites lutea, the rare white spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Trapezites maheta, the Maheta skipper or northern silver ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Trapezites petalia, the common white spot skipper or black-ringed ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.
Trapezites phigalia, the heath ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Trapezites phigalioides, the montane ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Trapezites symmomus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
Trapezites taori, the Taori skipper or sandstone ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in a small area of the Blackdown Tableland in Queensland, Australia.
Trapezites macqueeni, the Macqueen's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north Queensland, Australia, in the hills away from the coast.
Trapezites praxedes, the southern silver ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coastal plains of New South Wales, southern Queensland and Victoria.
Trapezites atkinsi, the speckled ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the south-western coast of Western Australia.
Trapezites genevieveae, the ornate ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coast of New South Wales and Queensland.
Lomandra effusa is a perennial, dioecious, rhizomatous herb native to Australia. It is a perennial tussock with bluish green, large, arching leaves which are distinctive by the two toothed leaf tip. It has white, cream or pink fragrant flowers during the months of June to October.