Subspecies Atkinsia dominula dominula (Plötz, 1884)
Dominula Skipper
- Telesto dominula Plötz, C. 1884. Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Telesto Boisd., und ihre Arten. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 45(10–12): 376-384 [379] [the name dominula was given to Plötz by Herrich-Schäffer in an unpublished manuscript; Plötz' fig. 791 referred to in the original description was unpublished].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ♂, Tasmania (as Tasmanien; designated in original description)
Comment: Plötz in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Couchman, L.E. 1956. A catalogue of the Tasmanian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 90: 1–33 [4] (stated that the location of the type was not known).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 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [108, 114] (discussed Plötz' collection and unpublished drawings; he identified Plötz' illustration as a male and suggested Launceston as the type locality); Couchman, L.E. 1956. A catalogue of the Tasmanian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 90: 1-33 [4] (repeated Waterhouse's suggestion of Launceston as type locality). - Telesto drachmophora Meyrick, E. 1885. An ascent of Mount Kosciusko. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 22: 78-82 [82].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (Meyrick in the original description indicated that he described one specimen), Mount Kosciusko, 915 m (as 3,000 ft), NSW (designated in original description)
Comment: Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 62(3–4): 107–125 [114] (mentioned sighting the holotype male then in the Meyrick collection). - Anisynta dominula draco Waterhouse, G.A. 1938. Australian Hesperiidae. VIII. Descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 63(5–6): 451-452 [452].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL08392 ♂ (Waterhouse designated a holotype), Ebor and Barrington Tops, NSW (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL08392 2♂ 3♀, Ebor, NSW
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [10] (gave type specimen information).Type locality references:
Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [10] (gave the locality of the holotype as Ebor, NSW). - Anisynta dominula dyris Waterhouse, G.A. 1938. Australian Hesperiidae. VIII. Descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 63(5–6): 451-452 [452].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL08415 ♂ (Waterhouse designated a holotype), Mt Franklin, 1645 m (as 5,400 ft), ACT (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL08415 3♂ 2♀, Mt Franklin, ACT.Type locality references:
Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (mispelled type locality as Mt Franklyn, gave type specimen information).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Atkinsia dominula dominula (Plötz, 1884).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Poa sp. [POACEAE]).
Temperate, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults frequent open sunny areas of moist shallow gullies, recorded February to April, in subalpine areas, recorded December to March.
General References
Burns, A.N. 1948. New records of Lepidoptera from Victoria, with notes on some rare species. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 15(1947): 103-108 [issued 1948, dated 1947] [105] (distribution)
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [128, 131, 132] (biology of subspecies drachmophora, draco and dyris)
Couchman, L.E. 1946. Notes on the Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1945: 49-53 [52]
Couchman, L.E. 1956. A catalogue of the Tasmanian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 90: 1-33 [3] (bibliography)
Meyrick, E. & Lower, O. 1902. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26(2): 38-129 [61] (translation of Plötz' original description)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. II. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(3–4): 218-238 [225] (Telesto drachmophora as subspecies Motasingha dominula drachmophora Meyrick, description, distribution)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1938. Australian Hesperiidae. VIII. Descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 63(5–6): 451-452 [451] (descriptions of Anisynta dominula drachmophora, Anisynta dominula draco and Anisynta dominula dyris)
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] [197] (description)
History of changes
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| 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 |
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