Species Candalides xanthospilos (Hübner, 1817)
Yellow-spotted Blue
- Rusticus xanthospilos Hübner, J. 1817. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge. Vol. 1. Augsburg : Jacob Hübner pls [33] [99] [127] [185] [213]. [pl. [99]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown number and sex unknown, Sydney, NSW (Hübner gave no locality)
Comment: Hübner in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 401-412, pl. 25 [401] (suggested Sydney, NSW, as the type locality). - Polyommatus hubnerii Godart, J.B. 1824. Zoologie. Vol. 9 Pt 2 pp. 329–706 708–711 794–828 in Latreille, P.A. & Godart, J.B. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes. Paris. [publication date: Cowan, C.F. 1968. [publication dates] Enc. Méth. 9. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 4(7): 307–311, 390, Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1906. On the dates of publication of the natural history portions of the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 17: 577–582, Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1899. On the dates of the Encyclopédie Méthodique: additional note. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899(3): 595] [677].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂, unknown (Godart originally gave 'Timor?' but this is erroneous)
Comment: Godart in the original description mentioned several males.Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 401-412, pl. 25 [401] (stated that Godart's locality was incorrect). - Polyommatus (Erina) pulchella Swainson, W. 1833. Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. 2nd Series. The Birds. London : Baldwin & Cradock; W. Wood; R. Havell Vol. 3 50 pp. pls 92-136. [Date published Mar. 1833: publication dated as 1832–1833, published Mar. 1833] [134 pl. 134].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ (whereabouts of other type(s) unknown), Australia (implied by Swainson in his discussion)
Comment: Swainson in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described, although he did say that one was sent to the BMNH for reference; Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 14(5): 197–259 4 pls [215] (did not examine a type of pulchella); 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. (that Tite did not examine a type suggests that no specimen in the BMNH is currently recognised as a type).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 401-412, pl. 25 [401] (gave Australia as the type locality).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kirby, W.F. 1871. A Synonymic Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera. London : John van Voorst viii 690 pp. [375]
- Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [215]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Occurs from N of the Palmer River crossing, QLD, to Valencia Creek, VIC, recorded from Lord Howe Is., but this record has not been confirmed.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Pimelea ligustrina Labill. [THYMELAEACEAE]; Pimelea linifolia Sm. [THYMELAEACEAE]; Pimelea stricta Meisn. [THYMELAEACEAE]).
General References
Smales, M. & Ledward, C.P. 1943. Notes on the life histories of some lycaenid butterflies. Part II. (With notes on some skippers). Queensland Naturalist 12(3): 47-52 [49] (biology)
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [215]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part III—Revisional. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(1): 132-275, pls 1-3 [177]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 401-412, pl. 25 [401]
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 | 01-Jan-2024 | 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 |
| 02-Feb-2018 | Candalidini | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
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