Trapezites symmomus

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Trapezites symmomus
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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.

Contents

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

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

Subspecies


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