Splendid Ochre
Trapezites symmomus symmomus
Also called Symmomus Skipper
Trapezites symmomus symmomus is a subspecies of the Splendid Ochre (Trapezites symmomus), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 5 plants, including Lomandra filiformis, Lomandra longifolia and Lomandra hystrix. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Splendid Ochre
Splendid Ochre caterpillars (final instar)
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Splendid Ochre pupae
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Splendid Ochre adults
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Female, underside
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Caterpillar food plants
5 known food plants for this species.