Trapezites atkinsi (Speckled Ochre)
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
11/11/2017
Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste WA
Other Common Names
Atkins’ Ochre
Notes
This species is only found in a few spots along the SW coast of Western Australia. There were a few of them on the wing at Sugarloaf Rock near Cape Naturaliste. It’s an exposed site, so the wind was strong (and quite cold) even on a day which was warm and pleasant elsewhere, but these butterflies countered that by keeping very low to the ground. Fortunately they landed quite often, and allowed themselves to be photographed.
Sightings
Sugarloaf Rock WA – November 2017
Links
- The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Don Herbison-Evans’ Australian Butterflies website
- A new species of ‘Trapezites‘ Hubner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Western Australia by Andrew AE Williams, Matthew R Williams and RW Hay
- Notes on the distribution and conservation status of Trapezites atkinsi Williams, Williams & Hay (Lepidoptera:Hesperiidae) by Peter S Valentine and Stephen J Johnson