Subspecies Cyprotides cyprotus aridus Braby, 2023
- Cyprotides cyprotus aridus Braby, M.F. 2023. Review of the Australian butterfly genus Cyprotides Tite, 1963 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of three new taxa. Austral Entomology 62: 15-48 [30].Zoobank Registration Number:58E497CF-6886-4F00-97FF-67CA29A99E93
Type data:
Holotype ANIC no reg. number given ♂ (10-Sep-2015, M.R. Williams), Kiwirrkurra IPA (SSS2), WA [22°48'16.09"S, 127°50'25.08"E].
Paratype(s) ANIC no reg. number given ♀ (26 SEP. 2013, M.F. Braby), Mulga Park Rd, 12 km SE Curtin Springs, NT [25.39086°S 131.84378°E]; ANIC no reg. number given ♂ (19 Aug 1985, R.W. Hay), 67 km S of Exmouth, WA; ANIC no reg. number given ♂ (28 July 1995, M.R. Williams), Cape Range NP, WA [22°16’10”S, 113°52’44”E]; ANIC no reg. number given ♀ (16-Sep-2015, M.R. Williams), Kiwirrkurra IPA (WP930), WA [22°48'59.5"S, 127°38'9.3"E]; WAM numerous, various locations in central and western WA.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Finke (FIN), Great Sandy Desert (GSD)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | ADDED | Dr Michael Braby |