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Trapezites (butterfly)
''Trapezites'' is a genus of skipper (butterfly), skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. All species are endemic to Australia. Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Trapezites argenteoornatus'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''Trapezites atkinsi'' Williams, Williams & Hay, 1998 * ''Trapezites eliena'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''Trapezites genevieveae'' Atkins, 1997 * ''Trapezites heteromacula'' Meyrick & Lower, 1902 * ''Trapezites iacchus'' Fabricius, 1775 * ''Trapezites iacchoides'' Waterhouse, 1903 * ''Trapezites lutea'' Tepper, 1882 * ''Trapezites macqueeni'' Kerr & Sands, 1970 * ''Trapezites maheta'' Hewitson, 1877 * ''Trapezites petalia'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''Trapezites phigalia'' Hewitson, 1868 * ''Trapezites phigalioides'' Waterhouse, 1903 * ''Trapezites praxedes'' Plötz, 1884 * ''Trapezites sciron'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 * ''Trapezites symmomus'' Hübner, 1823 * ''Trapezites taori'' Atkins, 1997 * ''Trapezites waterhousei'' Mayo & Atkins, 1992 References Natural Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Phigalia
''Trapezites phigalia'', commonly known as the heath ochre or phigalia skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Description ''Trapezites phigalia'' adults are brown above and brownish-grey below with yellow or orange markings on the wings and a wingspan of approximately 30 millimeters. From above, the forewings each exhibit a black central area containing three yellow spots, a median yellow spot near the dorsum, and a subapical band of three pale spots, while the hindwings each exhibit a broad yellow-orange central band. From below, the forewings exhibit a central black patch and markings as above, while the hindwings are dotted with 10 brown circular markings, irregular in shape. Adult males and females appear similar, though the yellow spots on the wings are larger on females. Eggs are dome shaped, cream in colour, measuring approximately 1.2 millimet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Lutea
''Trapezites luteus'', the rare white spot skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''Lomandra confertifolia'', '' Lomandra densiflora'', ''Lomandra filiformis'', '' Lomandra longifolia'' and ''Lomandra multiflora ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in Australia. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is also commonly known as many-flowered mat rush, mat rush and many flowered mat-lily. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a species that is native to Au ...''. Subspecies *''Trapezites luteus luteus'' (On the slopes of the mountains of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia) *''Trapezites luteus glaucus'' (Tasmania) References External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1882 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by J. G. O. Tepper {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Waterhousei
''Trapezites waterhousei'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy .... It is found in Western Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on '' Xerolirion divaricata''. External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1992 Butterflies of Australia {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Taori
''Trapezites taori'', the Taori skipper or sandstone ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in a small area of the Blackdown Tableland in Queensland, Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on '' Lomandra confertifolia pallida''. External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1997 Butterflies of Australia {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Symmomus
''Trapezites symmomus'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on '' Lomandra hystrix'', '' Lomandra longifolia'', ''Lomandra obliqua'', ''Lomandra spicata'' and ''Romnalda strobilacea ''Romnalda'' is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. (They have also been placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae.) four formally named species are known and accepted by botanical scien ...''. Subspecies *''Trapezites symmomus sombra'' (Tablelands of northern Queensland) *''Trapezites symmomus sommomus'' (Southern Queensland and New South Wales) *''Trapezites symmomus soma'' (Victoria and South Australia) Gallery File:Trapezites symmomus egg dorsal.jpg, Egg, dorsal view File:Trapezites symmomus egg lateral.jpg, Egg, lateral view File:Trapezites symmomus larva1.jpg, Larva File:Trapezites_symmomus_larva2.jp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Sciron
''Trapezites sciron'', the Sciron skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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 ''Lomandra collina'' is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian cont ...''. Subspecies *''Trapezites sciron eremicola'' (Victoria and South Australia) *''Trapezites sciron sciron'' (Western Australia) *''Trapezites sciron atkinsi'' (south-west most tip of Western Australia) References External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1914 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse Taxa named by George Lyell [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Praxedes
''Trapezites praxedes'', commonly known as the southern silver ochre or praxedes skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Description ''Trapezites praxedes'' adults are brown above and purplish-brown below with yellow or orange markings on the wings and a wingspan of approximately . From above, the forewings each exhibit three large yellow central spots, a median yellow spot near the dorsum and a band of three small yellow subapical spots, while the hindwings each exhibit a broad orange-yellow central band. From below, the forewings exhibit similar markings to those seen from above. The ventral surface of the hindwings exhibit sexual dichromatism: when viewed from below, males exhibit three large and several small silvery spots on the hindwings while the hindwings of females are marked with several brown rings instead. Eggs are dome shaped, cream to white in colour wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Phigalioides
''Trapezites phigalioides'', commonly known as the montane ochre or phigalioides skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Victoria. It occurs primarily in open eucalypt forests, usually above altitude, extending up to altitude in subalpine woodland habitat in parts of New South Wales. The range of this species largely overlaps with the closely related heath ocre (''Trapezites phigalia''). Description ''Trapezites phigalioides'' adults are brown above and grey below with yellow or orange markings on the wings and a wingspan of approximately . From above, the forewings each exhibit three large yellow spots, a median yellow spot near the dorsum, a yellow dorsum streak, and a subapical band consisting of three pale yellow spots, while the hindwings each exhibit a single large band near the center of the hindwing. From below, the forewings exhibit ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Petalia
''Trapezites petalia'', the common white spot skipper or black-ringed ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''Lomandra filiformis'', ''Lomandra longifolia'' and ''Lomandra multiflora ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in Australia. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is also commonly known as many-flowered mat rush, mat rush and many flowered mat-lily. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a species that is native to Au ...''. External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1868 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Maheta
''Trapezites maheta'', the Maheta skipper or northern silver ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland and northern New South Wales. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on '' Lomandra hystrix'' and ''Lomandra multiflora ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in Australia. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is also commonly known as many-flowered mat rush, mat rush and many flowered mat-lily. ''Lomandra multiflora'' is a species that is native to Au ...''. External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1877 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Macqueeni
''Trapezites macqueeni'', the Macqueen's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north Queensland, Australia, in the hills away from the coast. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''Lomandra filiformis ''Lomandra filiformis'', commonly known as wattle mat-rush, is a tussock forming perennial herb that is native to Australia. It is sparsely tufted, with strap-like leaves and yellow flowers. It grows in dry sclerophyll forest and grassy wood ...''. External links Australian Caterpillars Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1970 Butterflies of Australia {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezites Iacchoides
''Trapezites iacchoides'', commonly known as the silver studded ochre or iacchoides skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. It inhabits cool, temperate, open eucalypt forests. Description ''Trapezites iacchoides'' adults are brown above and pinkish-grey below with yellow or orange markings on the wings and a wingspan of approximately . From above, the forewings each exhibit a large yellow spot in the cell, two yellow postmedian spots, a yellow median spot near the dorsum, a yellow streak along the dorsum towards the base and a band of three small yellow subapical spots, while the hindwings each exhibit a single large orange-yellow patch. From below, the forewings are an unmarked brown on the lower half of the wing with the upper half exhibiting yellow markings as above, while the hindwings are a brownish-grey with 9 silvery-white spots edged with brown. Adult males an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |