Species Catoryctis subparallela (Walker, 1864)
- Oecophora subparallela Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [690].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♀, Moreton Bay, Qld. - Oecophora nexella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [692].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, locality unknown. - Oecophora fissulella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 836-1096 [incl. Index to parts 27-30] [1032].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Moreton Bay, Qld.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva in tubular shelter in branchlets. Larval foodplant: Casuarina sp. (Casuarinaceae).
General References
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [346: Note #126] (Catoryctis subparallela (Walker, Mar. 1864) and C. nexella (Walker, Mar. 1864) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to C. subparallela (Walker) by Meyrick (1890a) as first reviser)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GELECHIOIDEA | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Ms Eileen Lee (TMAG) |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |