Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882)

Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882)

Trapezites lutea, the rare white spot skipper, is an Australian Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on multiple Lomandra species.

Family
Genus
Trapezites
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882)

Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882), commonly called the rare white spot skipper, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is found in Australia, specifically in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. The adult wingspan of Trapezites lutea measures approximately 30 mm. The larvae of this butterfly feed on five species of the genus Lomandra: Lomandra confertifolia, Lomandra densiflora, Lomandra filiformis, Lomandra longifolia, and Lomandra multiflora.

Photo: (c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rolf Lawrenz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Trapezites

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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