Species Trapezites waterhousei Mayo & Atkins, 1992
Mottled Ochre
- Trapezites waterhousei Mayo, R. & Atkins, A.F. 1992. Anisyntoides Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): a synonym of Trapezites Hübner, with description of a new species from Western Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 19(3): 81-88 [82 figs 1, 4-7, 17-21].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 92/328 ♂ (the authors designated a holotype), Mt Jackson (13 km N), WA (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AAC 1♂, 13 km N Southern Cross, WA; HHB 5♂ 5♀, 14 km N Southern Cross, WA; JDC 2♂, 14 km N Southern Cross, WA; RWH 28♂ 3♀, 14 kn N Southern Cross, WA; RMC 9♂ 2♀, 13 and 14 km N Southern Cross, WA; CGM 2♂, 14 km N Southern Cross, WA; PPC 1♂, 13 km N Southern Cross, WA; CJM 2♂, 14 km N Southern Cross, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Near Southern Cross and Mt Jackson.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Adults recorded in September and October from granite outcrops and laterite ridges.
General References
Mayo, R. & Atkins, A.F. 1992. Anisyntoides Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): a synonym of Trapezites Hübner, with description of a new species from Western Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 19(3): 81-88 [81]
Williams, M.R., Williams, A.A., Lundstrom, T.D. & Hay, R.W. 1996. The distribution of Waterhouse's skipper Trapezites waterhousei Mayo & Atkins (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Western Australia. Australian Entomologist 23: 83-85 [83] (distribution)
Williams, M.R. & Atkins, A.F. 1997. The life history of Trapezites waterhousei Mayo & Atkins (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Australian Entomologist 24(1): 1-4 [1] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |