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Species Cephonodes cunninghami (Walker, 1856)

Introduction

Moulds et al. (2020) presented evidence that suggests the species referred to as C. picus in Australia is different to specimens collected from the Coromandel Coast, India (type location for C. picus). Based on genetic and morphological data they treated Australian specimens of 'C. picus' as a separate species, with the next available name being C. cunninghami (Walker, 1856), previously treated as a synonym of C. picus (see Moulds et al. (2020) for further details).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, northwest corner of NT, and eastern QLD from Torres Strait to Brisbane; Timor, Philippines, Tuvalu (see Moulds et al. 2020)


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
Macroglossinae 11-Sep-2020 ADDED