Trapezites macqueeni (Bronze Ochre)
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
25/04/2011
Herberton
24/02/2020
Herberton
22/02/2020
Herberton
22/02/2020
Herberton
22/02/2020
Herberton
24/02/2020
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
28/04/2021
Herberton
Other Common Names
Macqueen’ Skipper
Notes
All my sightings of this species come from the same location – a small hill across the road from Specimen Hill at Herberton. The first was a female I saw quite late in the afternoon in April 2011, and she was basking in the sunshine. When disturbed she flew slowly a few meters and settled again; the only time she showed much energy was when she flirted briefly with a Trapezites iacchus who was also living along the same track.
I didn’t see another one until February 2020, when a couple of males posed at the top of that little hill on a very overcast and miserable day. I saw some more males under somewhat better weather conditions in April 2021, and I also my second female on a flower at the bottom of the hill. I cautiously approached to get a photo, but I needn’t have bothered stalking her because she wasn’t going anywhere – she’d been caught by a crab spider.
Sightings
Herberton, Qld – April 2011, February 2020, April 2021