Trapezites symmomus
Species of butterfly
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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.
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| 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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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
Egg, dorsal view
Egg, lateral view
Larva
Larva
Pupa
Mounted Female
External links
- Australian Caterpillars Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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