Species Hesperilla hopsoni Waterhouse, 1927
- Hesperilla crypsargyra hopsoni Waterhouse, G.A. 1927. Australian Hesperiidae. Part I. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 52(3): 275-283 pl. 26 figs 1-28 [282].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL08901 ♂ (Waterhouse in the original description mentioned and illustrated a holotype), Barrington Tops, NSW (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL08903 1♂, Barrington Tops, NSW; AM KL08904 1♀, Barrington Tops, NSW; AM KL08902 1♀, Barrington Tops, NSW
Comment: 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. [13] (type specimen information, specimen KL08902 missing).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Johnson, S.J. & Wilson, P.R. 2005. A new subspecies of Hesperilla crypsargyra (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from southern Queensland and a new status for Hesperilla hopsoni Waterhouse. Australian Entomologist 32: 163–171 (stat. rev.)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |