Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre)
30/10/2010
Lithgow
03/11/2010
Mount Lofty, SA
04/11/2012
Mount Ainslie, ACT
04/12/2016
Clarence
13/11/2016
Zig Zag
13/11/2016
Zig Zag
04/11/2012
Mount Ainslie, ACT
05/10/2014
Mt. Alexandra, Mittagong
05/10/2014
Mt. Alexandra, Mittagong
20/10/2019
Bell
20/10/2019
Bell
20/10/2019
Bell
29/11/2015
Zig Zag
29/11/2015
Zig Zag
25/10/2014
Blackheath
25/10/2014
Blackheath
30/10/2010
Lithgow
30/10/2010
Lithgow
30/10/2010
Lithgow
22/10/2011
Blackheath
22/10/2011
Blackheath
30/10/2010
Lithgow
21/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
27/09/2008
Glenbrook
17/11/2008
Lithgow
17/11/2008
Lithgow
15/11/2009
Blackheath
15/11/2009
Blackheath
17/11/2004
Lithgow
17/11/2004
Lithgow
17/11/2004
Lithgow
17/11/2004
Lithgow
24/09/2005
Glenbrook
24/09/2005
Glenbrook
24/09/2005
Glenbrook
Other Common Names
Phigalia Skipper
Notes
I first saw this species along a track near the top of a hill at Lithgow. There were a number of skippers in the area – I identified this species and T. phigalioides, which frequently disputed the same patch of ground.
I next found these butterflies on a hilltop close to the Oaks Fire Trail near Glenbrook, in the lower Blue Mountains., though I’ve generally found them to be easier to find at higher altitudes.
Sightings
Lithgow – November 2004, November 2008, October 2010
Glenbrook – September 2005, September 2008
Blackheath – November 2009, October 2011, October 2014
Mount Ainslie, ACT – November 2012
Mount Alexandra, Mittagong – October 2014
Mount Lofty, SA – November 2017
Bell – October 2019
Links
- The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Don Herbison-Evans’ Australian Butterflies website
- South Australian Butterflies & Moths
- Brisbane Insects
- Canberra Nature Map
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist
- Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club