Species Heliocheilus albivenata (Montague, 1914)
- Melicleptria albivenata Montague, 1914.
Type data:
Lectotype WAM ♂, Hermite Island, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Matthews, M. 1999. Heliothinae moths of Australia. A guide to pest bollworms and related noctuid groups. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 7: i-x, 1-320, CD-ROM [151-152]. - Melicleptria bipartita Strand, E. 1924. Lepidoptera aus Südwest-Australien. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 38: 135-148 [141].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB ♂, Brown Station, Dirk Hartog Island, WA. - Melicleptria stramineipicta Strand, E. 1924. Lepidoptera aus Südwest-Australien. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 38: 135-148 [140].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB ♂, Brown Station, Dirk Hartog Island, WA. - Canthylidia zorophanes Turner, A.J. 1929. New Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 53: 297-308 [297].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Rottnest Island, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Matthews, M. 1999. Heliothinae moths of Australia. A guide to pest bollworms and related noctuid groups. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 7: i-x, 1-320, CD-ROM [151]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larvae have been recorded as feeding on the male flowers of Spinifex longifolius (Poaceae).
History of changes
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