Species Hesperilla sarnia Atkins, 1978
Swift Sedge-skipper
- Hesperilla sarnia Atkins, A.F. 1978. The Hesperilla malindeva group from northern Australia, including a new species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(3): 205-215 [212].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 3256 ♂ (Atkins designated a holotype), Blackdown Tableland, Expedition Range, QLD (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂ 1♀ (one male from Le Souef collection), Blackdown Tableland, QLD; BMNH 2♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; AM KL09257 1♂, Gayndah, QLD; QM T7390 1♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; NMV T.5596-T.5597 2♂ (one male from A.N. Burns collection), Blackdown Tableland, QLD; SAMA 2♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; EUQ 2♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; MSMC 1♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; JLC 2♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; NBQ 1♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; AM KL09256 1♀, Palmwoods, QLD; AM 1♂ 1♀, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; QM T7391 1♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD; AAC 12♂, Blackdown Tableland, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
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), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Scleria sp. [CYPERACEAE]; Scleria levis Retz. [CYPERACEAE]).
General References
Atkins, A.F. 1978. The Hesperilla malindeva group from northern Australia, including a new species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(3): 205-215 [212] (biology)
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 |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |