Trapezites symmomus
1 Splendid Ochre at Braemar, NSW
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| Trapezites symmomus | owenh | 18 Feb 2023 | |
| Trapezites symmomus | Curiosity | 18 Feb 2023 | |
| Dispar compacta | CarbonAI | 18 Feb 2023 | |
| Trapezites symmomus | Curiosity | 18 Feb 2023 |
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User's notes
I'm guessing the butterfly's wingspan to be close to 30mm. It circled some Lomandra longifolia in the garden before briefly landing.
4 comments
18 Feb 2023
Hi @Curiosity, great observational notes and you are correct re the species. Could you remove images 2-4 and make a new sighting for them please? Image 1 looks to show a female laying an egg (Lomandra longifolia is the larval food plant) and is supported by your note on same while your note on images 2-4 is of male territorial behaviour.
18 Feb 2023
It's a pleasure doing this job @owenh - remember if you don't agree with any of my suggestions, please help me improve by confirming the correct species.
18 Feb 2023
@owenh, I have separated the 2 sightings. Thanks very much for explaining the behaviours I noted.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474906-34.433878
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2023 04:53 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- Lomandra longifolia in garden Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Trapezites symmomus Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Trapezites symmomus Scientific name
- Splendid Ochre Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 865m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location