Biology:Trapezites sciron

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Trapezites sciron
Trapezites sciron (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

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

Subspecies

  • Trapezites sciron eremicola (Victoria and South Australia)
  • Trapezites sciron sciron (Western Australia)
  • Trapezites sciron atkinsi (south-west most tip of Western Australia)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3281151 entry