Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Trapezites phigalia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trapezites Rank Species | |
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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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