Southern Silver Ochre
Trapezites praxedes
Also called Praxedes Skipper
The Southern Silver Ochre (Trapezites praxedes) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 3 plants: Lomandra longifolia, Lomandra confertifolia and Lomandra obliqua. This page has 2 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Southern Silver Ochre
Southern Silver Ochre caterpillars (final instar)
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Caterpillar food plants
3 known food plants.