Trapezites praxedes

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Trapezites praxedes
Scientific classification
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Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Trapezites
Species:
T. praxedes
Binomial name
Trapezites praxedes
Plötz, 1884
Synonyms
  • Telesto 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.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

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

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