Biology:Trapezites sciron
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Trapezites sciron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Trapezites |
Species: | T. sciron
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Binomial name | |
Trapezites sciron Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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Synonyms | |
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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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezites sciron.
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