Species Cryptophasa nubila (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
Cryptophasa nubila (T.P. Lucas, 1894) [photo by Len Willan]
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Species Cryptophasa nubila (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
- Cryptophaga nubila Lucas, T.P. 1894. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities for known species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 8: 133-166 [161].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA number unknown ♂♀, Brisbane, Qld. - Cryptophaga intermedia Lucas, T.P. 1894. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities for known species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 8: 133-166 [162].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA number unknown ♂♀, Brisbane, Qld.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: 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), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva boring in stem. Larval food plant; Lophostemon suaveolens, Backhousia myrtifolia, Melaleuca leucadendra, M. lineariifolia, Callistemon salignus, C. lanceolatus, Syzygium luehmannii, introduced Psidium guava (Myrtaceae).
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 #127] (Cryptophasa nubila (T.P. Lucas, 1894) and C. intermedia (T.P. Lucas, 1894) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to C. nubila (T.P. Lucas) by Turner (1898a) 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 |