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Trapezites phigalia

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Trapezites phigalia

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Trapezites

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Species

Trapezites phigalia

Similar
  
Trapezites, Taractrocera papyria, Trapezites symmomus, Ocybadistes walkeri, Cephrenes augiades

Trapezites phigalia, the heath ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Its wings are typically orange brown in colour with pale brown spots.

The larvae feed on Lomandra densiflora, Lomandra fibrata, Lomandra filiformis, Lomandra glauca, Lomandra nana, Lomandra obliqua and Lomandra sororia.

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Trapezites phigalia Wikipedia


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