Southern Silver Ochre

Trapezites praxedes

''Trapezites praxedes'', the southern silver ochre skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the coastal plains of New South Wales, southern Queensland and Victoria.
Southern Silver Ochre Skipper - Trapezites praxedes Sat quietly on the end of a cordyline leaf. Caught the sun and was quite placid Australia,Geotagged,Summer,Trapezites eliena,Trapezites praxedes

Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

Food

The larvae feed on ''Lomandra confertifolia'', ''Lomandra laxa'', ''Lomandra longifolia'', ''Lomandra obliqua'' and ''Lomandra spicata''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusTrapezites
SpeciesT. praxedes
Photographed in
Australia