Species Cyprotides pallescens Tite, 1963

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cyprotides cyprotus pallescens 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 [215].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Rh 6807 ♂ (Tite in the original description designated a holotype), Taylor Range, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (designated in original description; now Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane).
  Paratype(s) BMNH Rh 16808 1♀, Emu Park, QLD.

 

Generic Combinations

• Cyprotides pallescens (Tite, 1963) [treated at the species level]. —
  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 [19]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Jacksonia scoparia R.Br. ex Sm. [FABACEAE] Dogwood).

 

General References

Braby, M.F. 2000. The Butterflies of Australia, their identification, biology and distribution. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing xx 976 pp.

Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [533]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021	PAPILIONOIDEA	29-Dec-2020	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
05-Mar-2013		05-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012		30-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012		28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)