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Trapezites phigalia
The Heath Ochre Skipper is an Australian butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is is orange brown with distinctive pale brown dots.
Spotted at the edge of subtropical rainforest (Lamington National Park, Queensland). Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Wingspan about 30 mm. This butterfly flies rapidly close to ground.
Spotted on Mar 26, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you surekha!
Gorgeous shots both! Such beautiful colors and wing markings!
Thanks Satyen! I had to run after this guy:-)
Wow! What an amazing pic! Thanks for sharing.