Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Trapezites eliena | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trapezites Rank Species | |
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Similar Trapezites, Trapezites symmomus, Taractrocera papyria, Heteronympha merope, Yellow admiral | ||
Trapezites eliena, the orange ochre, is a small-sized butterfly endemic to Australia.
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Sexual dimorphism and mating
Both sexes fly swiftly, frequently settling close to the ground. Males hilltop often, establishing territories by perching.
Larvae
Larval food is Lomandra confertifolia.
Distribution
Common everywhere along the Great Dividing Range up to 1200 m.
References
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