Subspecies Borbo impar lavinia (Waterhouse, 1932)
Yellow Swift
- Baoris impar lavinia 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 [237].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL07207 ♂ (Waterhouse in the original description designated a holotype), Port Darwin, NT (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL07206 1♀, Pt Darwin, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Panicum maximum Jacq., 1781 [POACEAE] Guinea Grass; Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton [POACEAE] Itch Grass; Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. [POACEAE]).
General References
Meyer, C.E. 1997. The life history of Borbo impar lavinia (Waterhouse) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Australian Entomologist 24(2): 78-80 [78] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |