''Trapezites'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. All species are endemic to
Australia
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.
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 History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Trapezitinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Taxa described in 1819
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