Species Chaetocneme porphyropis (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Purple Brown-eye, Purple Dusk-flat
- Phoenicops porphyropis Meyrick, E. & Lower, O. 1902. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26(2): 38-129 [43].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ (Meyrick & Lower stated in the original description that they had one specimen), Johnstone River, N QLD (indicated in original description)
Comment: Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 62(3–4): 107–125 [109] (mentioned a holotype).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape Tribulation National Park to Paluma Range near Townsville, QLD.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl [LAURACEAE] Camphor Laurel; Neolitsea dealbata (R.Br.) Merr. [LAURACEAE] Hairy Leaved Bolly Gum; Cryptocarya sp. [LAURACEAE]; Litsea leefeana F.Muell.) Merr. [LAURACEAE]).
Closed forest, tropical.
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced larval food plant, Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), eggs laid singly on the upper surface of mature leaves of food plant, larva builds silk-lined shelters from mature leaves and feeds at night, pupa in last larval shelter, adults fly in late afternoon along margins of rainforest and are recorded throughout the year with peaks in October/November and April/May.
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [99] (biology)
Wood, G.A. 1984. The life history of Chaetocneme porphyropis (Meyrick & Lower) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Australian Entomological Magazine 11(1): 11-12 [11] (biology)
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 |