Trapezites sciron, the Sciron skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trapezites |
| Species: | T. sciron
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| Trapezites sciron Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Acanthocarpus canaliculatus, Acanthocarpus preissii, Lomandra caespitosa and Lomandra collina.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Trapezites sciron eremicola (Victoria and South Australia)
- Trapezites sciron sciron (Western Australia)
- Trapezites sciron atkinsi (south-west most tip of Western Australia)
References
edit- ^ "Trapezites sciron". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
External links
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