Species Euploea alcathoe (Godart, 1819)
Alcathoe Crow
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Nymphalidae. pp. 243-248, 359-360 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. [248]
- Lane, D.A. & Ham, R.D. 2019. New records of Euploea alcathoe monilifera Moore, 1883, stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae) from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Australian Entomologist 46(4): 171-178
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC) ; Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Marsdenia australis (R.Br.) Druce [APOCYNACEAE] Doubah; Nerium oleander L. [APOCYNACEAE]; Asclepias sp. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Gymnanthera oblonga P.S.Green [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Hoya australis R.Br. ex Trail [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Ficus obliqua G.Forst. [MORACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae), Asclepias sp. (Asclepiadaceae).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Euploea alcathoe alcathoe (Godart, 1819)
Danais alcathoe Godart, J.B. 1819. Zoologie. Vol. 9 Pt 1 pp. 13–328 in Latreille, P.A. & Godart, J.B. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes. Paris [178] [publication date: Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1906. On the dates of publication of the natural history portions of the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 17: 577–582; Cowan, C.F. 1968. [publication dates] Enc. Méth. 9. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 4(7): 307–311, 390 [310]; Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1899. On the dates of the Encyclopédie Méthodique: additional note. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899(3): 595] [178] [publication date: Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1899. On the dates of the Encyclopédie Méthodique: additional note. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899(3): 595; Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1906. On the dates of publication of the natural history portions of the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 17: 577–582; Cowan, C.F. 1968. [publication dates] Enc. Méth. 9. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 4(7): 307–311, 390 [310]].
Type data: syntypes whereabouts unknown ♂*; Godart in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described but as he mentioned a variety there must have been several.
Type locality: Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia (as l'ile d'Amboine 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 |
| 13-Dec-2017 | Danaini | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Jun-2020 | NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | Euploea Fabricius, 1807 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2016 | Danaini | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |