Species Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
Western Xenica
- Xenica minyas Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [45 figs 819, 820].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL02337 ♂, Wilson's Inlet (now Denmark), WA (Waterhouse & Lyell recorded series as coming from Wilson's Inlet, Stirling Ranges, Yallingup, Bridgetown, Waroona, Perth and Capel River).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL02338 1♀, Wilsons Inlet, WA; whereabouts unknown 9♂
Comment: Waterhouse & Lyell in the original description mentioned 10 males and six females.Type locality references:
Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [23] (restricted the type locality to Wilsons Inlet). - Xenica mjobergi Aurivillius, P.O.C. 1920. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 21. Macrolepidoptera. Arkiv för Zoologi 13(2): 1-44 pl. 1 [3] [originally spelled as mjöbergi].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 4♂, Geraldton, WA (designated in original description)
Comment: Aurivillius in the original description stated that he had four males.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Ehrharta spp. [POACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Larval food plants are introduced Ehrharta spp. (Poaceae).
General References
Burns, A.N. 1948. New geographical races of Australian butterflies. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 15: 86-102 pls 3-8 figs 1-5 [issued 1948, dated 1947] [87]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [335] (biology)
Gaede, M. 1931. Familia Satyridae I. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pt 43 pp. 1–320. [82] (incorrect subsequent spelling as mjoebergi)
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] [104] (description, distribution)
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 | NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |