Species Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder, 1860)
Pale Pea-blue
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Tite, G.E. 1959. The genus Catochrysops Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae. The Entomologist 92(1157): 201-212 2 pls [Date published October 1959] [208]
- Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [454]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Oriental Region.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
Oriental Region
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. [FABACEAE] Horse Bush; Cajanus reticulatus (Aiton) F.Muell. [FABACEAE]; Crotalaria alata D.Don [FABACEAE]; Flemingia lineata (L.) W.T.Aiton [FABACEAE]).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Catochrysops panormus panormus (C. Felder, 1860)
Lycaena panormus Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus collustratae. I. Rhopalocera. 448–468 in Frauenfeld, G.R. Diagnosen einiger neuer Insecten und Untersuchung mehrerer Sandproben verschiedener Küstenpunkte gesammelt während der Reise Sr. Mag. Fregatte Novara. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 40(11): 447–468 [455].
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂ *; Felder in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described and did not mention a type.
Subsequent designation: Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [454] (referred to a holotype); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Parson's (1998) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Ambon (designated in original description, in title to paper), see Parsons op. cit. [454] (gave the type label as indicating Ambon).
General References
Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture B 44(Suppl.): 1-102 [51]
Tite, G.E. 1959. The genus Catochrysops Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae. The Entomologist 92(1157): 201-212 2 pls [Date published October 1959] [206]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 06-Sep-2017 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |