Subspecies Argynnina hobartia montana L.E. Couchman & R. Couchman, 1977
- Argynnina hobartia montana Couchman, L.E. & Couchman, R. 1977. The butterflies of Tasmania. Tasmanian Year Book No. 11. pp. 66–96. [86].
Type data:
Paratype(s) ANIC 25 Sept 54 ♀; ANIC 27 Dec 48 ♀; ANIC 20 Dec 53 ♂; ANIC 18 Sept 54 ♂; ANIC 23 Dec 64 ♀;
Syntype(s) ANIC both sexes, Cuvier River, TAS, near Lake Petrarch north to Cradle Mtn at altitudes of 915 m upwards (designated in original description)
Comment: Couchman in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described but gave a range of localities.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Cradle Mtn to Lake Petrarch above 900 m TAS.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [333] (biology)
History of changes
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