Species Deudorix smilis Hewitson, 1863
Princess Flash
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Le Souef, J. C. & Tindale, N. B. 1970. A new species of Virachola smilis (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae) from Northern Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 9: 219-222 [Date published December 31] [219] (original designation as a subspecies)
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Lycaenidae. pp. 249-254, 360-363 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [251]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Maluku), Oriental Region.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Indonesia
- Maluku
Oriental Region
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Strychnos lucida R.Br. [LOGANIACEAE]).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Deudorix smilis smilis Hewitson, 1863
Deudorix smilis Hewitson, W.C. 1863. Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. London : John van Voorst Vol. 3(45–48) [issued 1863, dated 1862-1866; publication date] [18] [issued 1863, dated 1862–1866; publication date: Griffin, F.J. 1932. An attempt to determine the true dates of publication of Hewitson (W.C.), Illustr. New Spec. Exot. Butterflies, 5 Vols. ([1852–] 1856–1876). Novitates Zoologicae 37(1931–32): 189–206, Waterhouse, G.A. 1938. Some additional information on the dates of publication of Hewitson's Illustrations Exot. Butterflies. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 1(5): 143–144 and Hemming, F. 1945. Hewitson (W.C.), Illustr. New Spec. Exot. Butterflies: supplementary note on the composition and dates of publication of certain parts. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 2(2): 51–53.
Type data: syntypes whereabouts unknown ♀*; Hewitson in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Kirby, W.F. 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Oatlands, Walton-on-Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London : John van Voorst iv 246 pp. [146] (did not list any specimens in the Hewitson collection).
Type locality: East India (in original description).
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |