''Trapezites argenteoornatus'', the silver spotted skipper, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...
of the family
Hesperiidae. It is found in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...
is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Acanthocarpus preissii
''Acanthocarpus preissii'' is a rhizomatous perennial that occurs on coastal dunes in Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia exclu ...
'', ''
Acanthocarpus verticillatus The genus name ''Acanthocarpus'' may refer to:
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (plant), a genus of monocots currently placed in the Asparagaceae
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'', and ''
Acanthocarpus robustus The genus name ''Acanthocarpus'' may refer to:
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (plant), a genus of monocots currently placed in the Asparagaceae
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''.
External links
Australian Caterpillars
Trapezitinae
Butterflies described in 1868
Butterflies of Australia
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
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