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Trapezites macqueeni

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Trapezites macqueeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Trapezites
Species:
T. macqueeni
Binomial name
Trapezites macqueeni
Kerr & Sands, 1970

Trapezites macqueeni, the Macqueen's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north Queensland, Australia, in the hills away from the coast.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Lomandra filiformis.

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