Subspecies Allora doleschallii doleschallii (C. Felder, 1860)
Peacock Awl
- Ismene doleschallii Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus collustratae. I. Rhopalocera. pp. 448-468 in Frauenfeld, G.R. (ed.). 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 [460].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Ambon (as Amboina), Maluku, Indonesia (designated in original description)
Comment: Felder in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.Subsequent designation references:
Evans, W.H. 1949. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xix 502 pp. 53 pls. [54] (referred to a type); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [145] (stated that lectotype is a female and not a male as stated by Evans, and incorrectly 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 Evans' (1949) reference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)). - Ismene doleschallii simessa Fruhstorfer, H. 1911. Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 25(2–6): 9-79 pl. 1 [64] [incorrect original spelling as Ismene doleschalli simessa].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂, North Australia (in original description)
Comment: Fruhstorfer in the original description indicated that he had several specimens; Evans, W.H. 1949. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xix 502 pp. 53 pls [54] (indicated that Fruhstorfer had a male, gave no indication that the type(s) was(were) in the BMNH).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [111] (nominated Cape York as the type locality, and noted that Hesperiidae from the Fruhstorfer collections were purchased by the BMNH in 1933, and recorded that he was unable to locate type specimen(s) in 1936).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait Is., Cape York to Cairns, Magnetic Is., QLD; extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Is., Kei Is.).
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Ryssopterys timoriensis (DC.) A.Juss. [MALPIGHIACEAE]).
Closed forest, coastal, tropical, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Eggs laid singly on upper surface of leaves of food plant, larva builds distinctive silk-lined shelters in leaves of food plant, pupa in last larval shelter, adult flies rapidly in depauperate rainforest, recorded most months of the year.
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [87] (biology)
Evans, W.H. 1949. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xix 502 pp. 53 pls. [54] (incorrect subsequent spelling of simessa as simassa)
Johnson, S.J. & Doherty, W.M. 1991. The life history and distribution of Allora doleschallii doleschallii (Felder) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Northern Queensland. Australian Entomological Magazine 18(3): 111-112 [111]
Kirby, W.F. 1871. A Synonymic Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera. London : John van Voorst viii 690 pp. [150] (incorrect subsequent spelling as doleschallia)
Meyrick, E. & Lower, O. 1902. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26(2): 38-129 [126] (description, life history as Hasora doleschallii)
Plötz, C. 1883. Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Ismene Swains., und ihre Arten. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 45(1–3): 51-66 [issued 1883, dated 1884] [55] (incorrect subsequent spelling as doleschalli)
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [215, 216] (description, incorrect subsequent spelling as doleschalli)
Watson, E.Y. 1893. A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893(1): 3-132 [publication date: < 0107>] [128] (incorrect subsequent spelling as doleschallia)
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 |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |