Splendid Ochre

Trapezites symmomus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae

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Splendid Ochre
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The splendid ochre butterfly has a wingspan of about 5 cm. Its caterpillars feed on several Lomandra species and on Romnalda strobilacea.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Trapezites symmomus belongs to the skipper butterfly family Hesperiidae.

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Size

The adult’s wingspan measures roughly 50 mm.

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What it eats

Larvae eat Lomandra hystrix, L. longifolia, L. obliqua, L. spicata and Romnalda strobilacea.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

It is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

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More photos

Splendid Ochre photo 3
Photo: Andrew Allen, CC BY
Splendid Ochre photo 4
Photo: coauthor Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (AFFA), Public domain
Splendid Ochre photo 5
Photo: Ross Field, CC BY 3.0
Splendid Ochre photo 6
Photo: Donald Hobern, CC BY 2.0

Questions people ask

What do the caterpillars eat?

The caterpillars feed on several Lomandra species and on Romnalda strobilacea.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Hesperiidae)

Fiery SkipperFiery SkipperHylephila phyleusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver-spotted SkipperSilver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusDamages trees, gardens or cropsHuron SkipperHuron SkipperAtalopedes huronLarge SkipperLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusZabulon SkipperZabulon SkipperLon zabulonPeck's SkipperPeck's SkipperPolites peckius

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezites_symmomus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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