Species Chaetocneme beata (Hewitson, 1867)
Common Red-eye, Eastern Dusk-flat
- Netrocoryne beata Hewitson, W.C. 1867. Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae. London : John van Voorst Vol. 1 25 pp. [22].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Australia (in original description)
Comment: Hewitson in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Kirby, W.F. 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Oatlands, Walton-on-Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London : John van Voorst iv 246 pp. [210] (listed four specimens in the Hewitson collection).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [108, 110] (gave the label data as Austrl. Str. indicating specimen probably collected by Frederick Strange in the Brisbane area).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Kuranda, QLD, south to Illawarra district, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl [LAURACEAE] Camphor Laurel; Annona reticulata L. [ANNONACEAE] Custard Apple; Neolitsea dealbata (R.Br.) Merr. [LAURACEAE] Hairy Leaved Bolly Gum; Acmena spp. [MYRTACEAE]; Hibiscus sp. [MALVACEAE]; Litsea leefeana F.Muell.) Merr. [LAURACEAE]; Croton insularis Baillon [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Eupomatia laurina R.Br. [EUPOMATIACEAE]; Cryptocarya microneura Meisn. [LAURACEAE]; Cryptocarya sp. [LAURACEAE] (aff. rigida); Cryptocarya erythroxylon Maiden [LAURACEAE]; Commersonia sp. [STERCULIACEAE]; Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. [SANTALACEAE]; Melicope sp. [RUTACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced larval food plants include Annona reticulata (Annonaceae), Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), Hibiscus sp. (Malvaceae), margins of rainforest, eggs laid singly on upper surface of leaf, larva builds silk-lined shelter from leaves of host plant, feeds at night, pupa in last larval shelter, adults fly at dusk and rest on the under surface of leaves during the day, adults recorded from September to April.
General References
Atkins, A.F. 1986. Urban populations of Chaetocneme beata (Hewitson) (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Victorian Entomologist 16(4): 43-44 [43]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [97] (biology)
Miller, C.G. 1990. The life history of Chaetocneme denitza (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Australian Entomological Magazine 17(4): 97-100 [97] (comparison with denitza)
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [220] (as Phoenicops beata, description)
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 |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |