''Trapezites symmomus'' 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

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

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Victoria,

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

and

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

. The

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is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on '' Lomandra hystrix'', '' Lomandra longifolia'', ''

Lomandra obliqua ''Lomandra obliqua'', known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush, is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant found in eastern Australia (in Queensland and New South Wales). It is a widespread plant seen on the coast and tablelands. The foliag ...

'', ''

Lomandra spicata ''Lomandra spicata'' is a rainforest flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the e ...

'' 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.jpg, Larva File:Trapezites symmomus pupa.jpg, Pupa Image:Trapezites_symmomus_female.jpg, Mounted Female Image:Trapezites_symmomus2.jpg

External links

Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae Butterflies described in 1823 {{Hesperiidae-stub