Trapezites sciron

Trapezites sciron, the Sciron skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

Trapezites sciron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Trapezites
Species:	T. sciron
Binomial name
Trapezites sciron Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Synonyms
Trapezites eremicola

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Acanthocarpus canaliculatus, Acanthocarpus preissii, Lomandra caespitosa and Lomandra collina.^[1]

Subspecies

• Trapezites sciron eremicola (Victoria and South Australia)
• Trapezites sciron sciron (Western Australia)
• Trapezites sciron atkinsi (south-west most tip of Western Australia)