Species Hypochrysops theon C. & R. Felder, 1865
Green-banded Jewel
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [91]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku), Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J.Sm. [POLYPODIACEAE] Oakleaf Fern; Platycerium hillii T.Moore [POLYPODIACEAE]).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Hypochrysops theon theon C. & R. Felder, 1865
Hypochrysops theon Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera. Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Bd. 2. Abtheilung 2, Heft 2. Vienna : Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften 137–378 pls 22–47 pp. [publication date] [252] [publication date: Higgins, L.G. 1963. Dates of publication of the Novara Reise. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 4(3): 153–159 [159]].
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂*; the Felders in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.
Subsequent designation: Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1–116 [90] (referred to a holotype and gave type information); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [359] (referred to a holotype); 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. [28] (interpret Sands' (1986) incorrect reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Halmaheira, Indonesia (designated in original description).
General References
Druce, H.H. 1891. A monograph of the Lycaenid genus Hypochrysops, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891(2): 179-195 [193]
Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [91]
Sands, D.P.A. 1999. The Jewels, Hypochrysops species (Lycaenidae). pp. 261-277 in Kitching, R.L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R.L. & Pierce, N.E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing xvi 395 pp. [271]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2016 | Luciini | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |