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Trapezites luteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Trapezites
Species: T. luteus
Binomial name
Trapezites luteus
Tepper, 1882
Synonyms
  • Trapezites lutea Tepper, 1882
  • Hesperilla lutea
  • Trapezites glaucus
  • Trapezites leucon

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.

Subspecies

  • Trapezites luteus luteus (On the slopes of the mountains of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia)
  • Trapezites luteus glaucus (Tasmania)

References

  1. "Species Trapezites luteus Waterhouse, 1938". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Trapezites lutea


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