Species Catopyrops florinda (Butler, 1877)
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Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Waterhouse, G.A. 1934. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. VII. Description of new races. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 59(5–6): 416-420 [416]
- Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1972. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 498 pp. 41 pls. [390]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Timor, Lesser Sunda Ils.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. [CAESALPINIACEAE] Grey-nicker; Trema tomentosa (Roxb.) H.Hara [ULMACEAE] Nettle Tree; Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. [URTICACEAE] White Nettle; Harpullia pendula F.Muell. [SAPINDACEAE]).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Catopyrops florinda florinda (Butler, 1877)
Lampides florinda
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂*; Butler in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Waterhouse, G.A. 1936. [unpublished personal manuscript of observations made at the BMNH (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danainae)]. Photocopy located at ANIC, Canberra, ACT. 29 pp. [59] (referred to a single male type in the BMNH); Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the Tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian Regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture B 44: 1–102 [63] (gave type repository).
Subsequent designation: Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 53: 401–412 [409] (referred to a type); Waterhouse, G.A. 1934. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. VII. Description of new races. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 59(5–6): 416–420 [417] (referred to a holotype); Tite, G.E. 1963. A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History 13(4): 7–116 pl. 2 [107] (referred to a type); Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the Tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian Regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture B 44: 1–102 [33] (illustrated a specimen and referred to it as a syntype); 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. (interpret Waterhouse's (1928) reference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Lifou, Loyalty Islands (as Lifu in original description).
General References
Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture B 44(Suppl.): 1-102 [33]
Peters, J.V. 2009. Notes on the distribution of Catopyrops florinda (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 36(3): 111-112
Tite, G.E. 1963. A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 13(4): 7-116 pl. 2 [107] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement regarded the subspecies as synonyms)
Tite, G.E. 1963. A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 13(4): 7-116 pl. 2 [107]
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 | 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 |
| 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) |
| 06-Sep-2017 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |