Trapezites sciron

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Trapezites sciron
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Trapezites
Species:
T. sciron
Binomial name
Trapezites sciron
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Synonyms
  • Trapezites eremicola

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.

Contents

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Acanthocarpus canaliculatus , Acanthocarpus preissii , Lomandra caespitosa and Lomandra collina . [1]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Trapezites sciron". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2021-07-09.