''Trapezites sciron'', the Sciron skipper, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

of the family

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. It is found in the Australian states of

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and Victoria. The

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is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on '' Acanthocarpus canaliculatus'', '' Acanthocarpus preissii'', '' Lomandra caespitosa'' and ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Trapezites sciron eremicola'' (Victoria and South Australia) *''Trapezites sciron sciron'' (Western Australia) *''Trapezites sciron atkinsi'' (south-west most tip of Western Australia)

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Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1914 Butterflies of Australia Taxa named by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse Taxa named by George Lyell {{Hesperiidae-stub