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Maheta Skipper - Trapezites maheta
Family HESPERIIDAE
- We found this butterfly in Macgregor bushland, Daisy Hills, Karawatha Forest and Alexandra Hill during summer. The butterfly is orange-brown in colour, with white patches on wings bottom side.
- In the above pictures, the butterfly was resting on a Black-boy plant flower stem, guarding his territory.
- The butterfly becomes active early September. From different pictures that I took, this skipper butterfly seems like to rest on dry brown plants.
- Their Caterpillars are pinkish green in colour, with dark lines along the body. They feed on various type of Mat-rush (XANTHORRHOEACEAE).
- Reference and Link:
- 1. Trapezites maheta - Australian Caterpillars, Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2005.
- 2. Trapezites maheta - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO 2005.
