Species Chelacnema ochra (Tuttle, Moulds & Lane, 2012)
- Hopliocnema ochra Tuttle, J. P., Moulds, M. S. & Lane, D. A. 2012. A Review of the hawk moth genus Hopliocnema Rothschild and Jordan, with the description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 4(2): 65-77 [71].
Type data:
Holotype WAM BC-LTM-177 (molecular voucher) ♂, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia.
Paratype(s) WAM BC-LTM- 180 (molecular voucher) 1 ♀, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia; WAM Multiple ♂ & ♀ plus genitalia preparations (specimens deposited ANIC, WAM, DAFWA, MSM coll.), Newman; Gladstone; Leonora; Leinster; Menzies; Paynes;Youamni; Western Australia, Australia; ANIC Multiple ♂ & ♀ (specimens deposited ANIC and MSM coll.), Amadeus Basin; Alice Springs; Andado; Northern Territory, Australia; BMNH 1 ♂ plus 2 undefined specimens, Emu Field & WIlliam Creek, South Australia, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Chelacnema ochra (Tuttle, Moulds & Lane, 2012). —
Moulds, M.S., Tuttle, J.P. & Lane, D.A. 2020. Hawkmoths of Australia: Identification, Biology and Distribution. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 13 pp. i-x, 1-414. [88] (new combination as type species of the genus Chelacnema)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dry areas of WA east from Shark Bay to Alice Springs region, NT and south to about 30°S (see Moulds et al., 2020)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN), Yalgoo (YAL)
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 | Sphinginae | 16-Sep-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Mar-2013 | ADDED |