Trapezites symmomus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trapezites |
| Species: | T. symmomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapezites symmomus Hübner, 1823 | |
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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
[edit]- 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
Egg, lateral view
Larva
Larva
Pupa
Mounted Female
External links
[edit]- Australian Caterpillars Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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