Trapezites sciron

Trapezites sciron
Scientific classification
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 Hesperiidae family. 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.

Subspecies


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