Subspecies Euploea phaenareta callithoe Boisduval, 1832
- Euploea phaenareta callithoe Boisduval, 1832.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lane et al. (2020) recorded the species Euploea phaenareta (Schaller, 1785) from Australia for the first time based on a single specimen collected from Dauan Island, Torres Strait, QLD, on 25 FEB. 2020. The specimen was identified as the subspecies Euploea phaenareta callithoe Boisduval, 1832, which occurs on mainland New Guinea and some of its adjacent islands.
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Lane D.A., Moulds M.S. and Hopkinson M. 2020. First Australian records of Euploea phaenareta callithoe Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danaiinae), Xyleutes strix (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeurinae) and Alcides agathrysus (Kirsch) (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae: Uraniinae). Australian Entomologist 47(3): 212-220 [214-217]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPILIONOIDEA | 21-Dec-2020 | ADDED | Dr Michael Braby |