Trapezites maheta
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Trapezites maheta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trapezites |
| Species: | T. maheta |
| Binomial name | |
| 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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