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Symmomus Skipper

Trapezites symmomus

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Field Notes

Description:

About 2.5cm / 1" long

Habitat:

Bushland along the Australian Eastern mainland seaboard and South Australia. This one was found in the yard of a small town near a national park.

Notes:

aka Splendid Ochre Skipper. Male and female look similar so I can not confirm gender of this spotting.

Reference Links:

Trapezites symmomus, Symmomus Skipper, Splendid Ochre - Trapezites symmomus

Species ID Suggestions

Trapezites skipper

Trapezites sp.

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DanielePralong
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Comments (2)
flyingfrogconcepts
Thank you Danielle. I'll just double check that in my butterfly book. It has lot of pictures - not photographs - of skippers so this species name helps confirm any ID I make based on a picture. You are correct!
DanielePralong
Hi flyingfrogconcepts! It seems close to Trapezites symmomus but I'm not fully confident about the exact species.

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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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