Subspecies Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus (Olliff, 1886)
Copper Trident-blue
- Chrysophanus cyprotus Olliff, A.S. 1886 [1885]. A new butterfly of the Family Lycaenidae from the Blue Mountains. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 x: 716-717 [716].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL 21837 ♂, Katoomba, NSW, 3500 ft (designated in original description).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL21838 1♀, Katoomba, NSW
Comment: Olliff in the original description referred to both sexes but did not mention a type; Waterhouse, G.A. 1928. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. Part VI. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 53: 401–412 [402] (mentioned types but not an individual specimen); Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [30] (type information).Type locality references:
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [213] (gave New South Wales as the type locality). - Holochila purpurea Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1897. Rhopalocera exotica, being illustrations of new, rare and unfigured species of butterflies. London : Gurney & Jackson Vol. 2 259 pp. 60 pls. [dated 1892–1897] [Pt 39, p. 7, pl. 10].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (Grose-Smith & Kirby in the original description mentioned a type in the Grose-Smith collection), Sydney, NSW (Moreton Bay, QLD, and Sydney, NSW, mentioned in original description)
Comment: Gabriel, A.G. 1932. Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in the Hill Museum. London : John Bale, Sons & Danielsson 40 pp. [37] (listed a holotype); Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 14(5): 197–259 4 pls [213] (mentioned a type).Type locality references:
Gabriel, A.G. 1932. Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in the Hill Museum. London : John Bale, Sons & Danielsson 40 pp. [37] (gave Sydney as the type locality); Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [213] (gave Sydney as the type locality).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Waterhouse, G.A. 1902. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part 1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(3): 331-342 [333]
- Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [213]
- 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
Generic Combinations
- Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus (Olliff, 1886) [as nominate subspecies]. —
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Conospermum taxifolium C.F.Gaertn. [PROTEACEAE]), herbivore (associated flora: Grevillea juniperina R.Br. [PROTEACEAE]).
General References
Atkins, A.F. & Heinrich, A. 1987. Notes on the biology of Candalides cyprotus cyprotus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 14: 45-48 [45] (biology)
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
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [533] (as Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus)
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [213]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 02-Feb-2018 | Candalidini | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED |