Species Elodina angulipennis (P.H. Lucas, 1852)
Common Pearl White, Southern Pearl-white
- Terias angulipennis Lucas, P.H. 1852. Description de nouvelles espèces de Lépidoptères appartenant aux collections entomologiques du Musée de Paris. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 2 4(9): 422-432 [431].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, Australia (as Nouvelle Hollande in original description).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP possibly 1♀ (abdomen missing), Tasmanie (label data given by De Baar and Hancock; probably an incorrect locality)
Comment: Lucas in the original description mentioned both sexes.Type locality references:
De Baar, M. & Hancock, D.L. 1993. The Australian species of Elodina C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 20(1): 25-43 [32] (gave the label data of the lectotype as 'Australie'). - Pieris pallene Hewitson, W.C. 1853. 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. 1(5-7). [issued 1853, dated 1851–1856] [Pieris pl. [2] figs 8, 9].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Australia (designated in original description).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1♀, Australia (labelled as for lectotype)
Comment: Hewitson with his original illustrations did not indicate the number of specimens he had; 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. [28] (listed three specimens under angulipennis Lucas but did not mention pallene Hewitson); Waterhouse (1936: 11) identified a female syntype but was unable to locate the third specimen).Type locality references:
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.; Waterhouse, G.A. 1936. [unpublished personal manuscript of observations made at the BMNH (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danainae)]. Photocopy located at ANIC, Canberra, ACT. 29 pp.; Whittell, H.M. 1947. Frederick Strange. The Australian Zoologist 11: 96-114 [96] (gave the collecting localities of F. Strange); De Baar, M. & Hancock, D.L. 1993. The Australian species of Elodina C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 20(1): 25-43 [34] (gave the locality on the label of the lectotype as 'Australia'; it was collected by F. Strange (Str is a Hewitson abbreviation of his name on the label) and so almost certainly came from near Brisbane, QLD).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Catalogue of the Rhopalocera of Australia. Memoirs of the NSW Naturalists' Club No. 1. iii 49 pp. [33]
- De Baar, M. & Hancock, D.L. 1993. The Australian species of Elodina C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 20(1): 25-43 [32]
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), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden [CAPPARACEAE] Wild Pomegranate; Capparis canescens A.Cunn. ex DC. [CAPPARACEAE]).
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [277] (biology)
De Baar, M. & Hancock, D.L. 1993. The Australian species of Elodina C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 20(1): 25-43 [32] (biology)
Dunn, K.L. & Dunn, L.E. 1991. Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Part 1: Introduction, Papilionidae, Pieridae and regional adult temporal data. Melbourne : K. & L. Dunn Vol. 1 196 pp. [Date published 31-Dec-91] [40] (distribution)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [66]
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 |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Mar-2015 | 11-Mar-2015 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |