Subspecies Herimosa albovenata fuscata (Parsons, 1965)
- Anisynta albovenata fuscata Parsons, F.E. 1965. Notes on some Western Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera with description of a new sub-species of Anisynta albovenata. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15(1): 175-177 pl. 15 figs 5-8 [176 pl. 15 figs 5-8].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I. 19134 ♂ (Parsons designated a holotype), Salmon Gums, WA (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) SAMA I. 19134 1♀, Esperance, WA; ANIC 2♂
Comment: Atkins, A.F. 1994. A new genus Herimosa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Trapezitinae) and its relationship to the Proeidosa group of endemic Australian skippers. Australian Entomologist 21(4): 143–152 [150] (suggested that the paratypes are possibly in the SAMA); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (Parsons' collection now at ANIC contains two labelled paratypes; the whereabouts of Parsons' remaining 18 paratypes and Angel's 12 paratypes mentioned in Parsons, F.E. 1965. Notes on some Western Australian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera with description of a new sub-species of Anisynta albovenata. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 15(1): 175–177 pl. 15 figs 5–8 [176] is unknown).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Atkins, A.F. 1994. A new genus Herimosa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Trapezitinae) and its relationship to the Proeidosa group of endemic Australian skippers. Australian Entomologist 21(4): 143-152 [150]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [123] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |