- Androchela McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [491].
Type species:
Crocallis newmannaria Guenée, [1858] by original designation.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Diagnosis
Densely spinose gnathos, chelate lateral processes of the anellus, small juxta, reflexed aedeagal caecum, blade-like cornutus, cuboidal eggs.
Diagnosis References
McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [492]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 04-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 23-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Mar-2012 | ADDED |
- Scodiona milvaria Guenée, A. 1857. Uranides et Phalénites II. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 10 584 pp., 24 pls. [140: ibidem (1858), Atlas; pl. 8, fig. 8].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, Tasmania [probably near Hobart].
Paralectotype(s) MNHP ♀, [Tasmania]: Tasmanie.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [Atlas; pl. 8, fig. 8]
Generic Combinations
- Scodonia [sic] milvaria (Guenée, 1857). —
Viette, P. 1950. Sur quelques espèces de Geométrides décrites par Guénée [sic] (1857). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 19: 201-206 [205] - Amelora milvaria (Guenée, 1857). —
Meyrick, E. 1892. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 6(4): 581-678 [650]
Ecological Descriptors
Caterpillar: herbivore (associated flora: Acacia [FABACEAE] Wattle; Pultenaea Sm. [FABACEAE] egg and bacon, golden or bush peas).
Associated Flora References
McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [501] (Acacia)
Meyrick, E. 1892. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 6(4): 581-678 (Pultenaea)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GEOMETROIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne |
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 24-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETRIDAE | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Feb-2022 | 31-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-May-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Crocallis newmannaria Guenée, A. 1857. Uranides et Phalénites. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 9 xxxvii, 514 pp. [169].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, Van-Diemen [Tasmania]
Comment: Type locality probably near Hobart, Tasmania.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506
Generic Combinations
- Androchela newmannaria (Guenée, 1857). —
McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [492] - Digmodes newmannaria (Guenée, 1857). —
Swinhoe, C. 1900. Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the Oxford University Museum. Part 2. Noctuina, Geometrina and Pyralidina. Pteropophoridae and Tineina by Right Hon. Lord Wasingham and John Hartley Durrant. Oxford : Claredon Press (a) vi+630 pp., 8 pls. [259]
Swinhoe, C. 1900. Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the Oxford University Museum. Part 2. Noctuina, Geometrina and Pyralidina. Pteropophoridae and Tineina by Right Hon. Lord Wasingham and John Hartley Durrant. Oxford : Claredon Press (a) vi+630 pp., 8 pls. [259]
Introduction
This species was unrecognised for over one hundred years following its discovery in 1857 until the latest revision of Amelora and related species by McQuillan (1996)
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eucalyptus forest
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Readily distinguished from A. milvaria on forewing shape and colour.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 04-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 23-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Feb-2022 | 31-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-May-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Androchela smithi McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [503, figs 37, 95, 98, 128].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Tasmania, Ben Lomond National Park, 1000 m.
Paratype(s) ANIC 3♀, Tasmania, Central Plateau, Pine Lake, 1200 m; ANIC ♂, Tasmania, Waratah, 1800 ft; ANIC ♂, Tasmania, Lake Pedder Impoundment [42.58S 146.10E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Montane woodland to open forest
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 04-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 23-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Mar-2012 | ADDED |