Species Croitana arenaria E.D. Edwards, 1979
Inland Sand-skipper
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Enteropogon acicularis (Lindl.) Lazarides [POACEAE] Curly Windmill Grass; Austrostipa elegantissima (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett [POACEAE] Elegant Spear-grass; Austrostipa platychaeta (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett [POACEAE]).
General References
Atkins, A.F. & Miller, C.G. 1987. The life history of Croitana arenaria Edwards, 1979 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Trapezitinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 14(4–5): 73-75 [73]
Grund, R. 1999. Additional range extensions, new foodplant recordings and biology for some rarer butterflies from north-east Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Victorian Entomologist 29(3): 45-50 [45]
Moore, M.D. 1988. A new butterfly record from South Australia and a list of species from northern Eyre Peninsula. Victorian Entomologist 18: 24-25 [24]
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 |