Trapezites symmomus

Trapezites symmomus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Trapezites
Species:	T. symmomus
Binomial name
Trapezites symmomus Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
Trapezites soma Trapezites sombra

Trapezites symmomus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Lomandra hystrix , Lomandra longifolia , Lomandra obliqua , Lomandra spicata and Romnalda strobilacea .

Subspecies

• Trapezites symmomus sombra (Tablelands of northern Queensland)
• Trapezites symmomus sommomus (Southern Queensland and New South Wales)
• Trapezites symmomus soma (Victoria and South Australia)

Gallery

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  Egg, dorsal view
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  Egg, lateral view
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  Larva
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  Larva
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  Pupa
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  Mounted Female
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External links

• Australian Caterpillars Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine