Trapezites petalia, the common white spot skipper or black-ringed ochre, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Trapezites |
| Species: | T. petalia
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| Trapezites petalia Hewitson, 1868
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Lomandra filiformis, Lomandra longifolia and Lomandra multiflora.
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