Trapezites maheta

Trapezites maheta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Trapezites
Species: T. maheta
Binomial name
Trapezites maheta
Hewitson, 1877
Synonyms
  • Hesperia maheta

Trapezites maheta, the Maheta skipper or northern silver ochre, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Lomandra hystrix and Lomandra multiflora.


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