Butterflies of Australia - Trapezites eliena

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Trapezites eliena HEWITSON, 1868

Family - HESPERIIDAE

subfamily - TRAPEZITINAE

Tribe -

Trapezites eliena Wollongong NSW, Australia © David Fischer

Introduction

The subfamily Trapezitinae comprises of about 60-70 smallish, robust, heavy-bodied skippers, all of which are confined to the Australian region ( including New Guinea ). There are 18 genera, of which Trapezites is the largest, with between 15-18 species depending on taxonomic interpretation.

Unlike Hesperiinae, males of Trapezitinae do not possess an androconial sex-brand.

Each genus of the Trapezitinae has larvae that specialize in feeding on particular plant genera, e.g. Trapezites all feed on spike rush Lomandra.

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