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.
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Trapezites maheta Hewitson, 1877
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Lomandra hystrix and Lomandra multiflora.
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