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Subspecies Lexias aeropa eutychius (Fruhstorfer, 1913)

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Subspecies Lexias aeropa eutychius (Fruhstorfer, 1913)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Kei Islands), Papua New Guinea.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: NE coastal
  • Indonesia
    • Aru Islands
    • Irian Jaya
    • Kei Islands
  • Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore.

 

General References

Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [380] (indicated that the Australian specimens may belong to the subspecies Lexias aeropa eutychias [sic] Fruhstorfer, 1913, description, distribution)

Doubleday, E. 1844. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Part 1 v 150 pp. [106] (recorded Lexias aeropus (Linnaeus, 1758) from New Holland)

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. (Fruhstorfer originally described eutychius as a subspecies and the other, simultaneous, names as forms; thus it could be construed that the forms are quadrinomials, but the text is vague; if the forms are considered to be valid names, then <0886> [240] is followed here giving entychius priority)

Fruhstorfer, H. 1913. The Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. [Nymphalidae]. pp. 537-544, 561-704 in Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World: a systematic description of the hitherto known macrolepidoptera. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Vol. 9 1197 pp. [695] (as Euthalia aeropus (Linnaeus, 1758), ambiguity in the original descriptions regarding Fruhstorfer's intentions on the subspecific or infrasubspecific status of ergena, albifera and midia)

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae, per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum caracteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Holmiae [= Stockholm] : L. Salvii Tomus I. Regnum Animale(pars 2) Editio duodecima, reformata [3 vols., 1766–68], pp. 533–1327. [768] (incorrect subsequent spelling as aeropus, adopted by various following authors)

Masters, G. 1873. Catalogue of the Described Diurnal Lepidoptera of Australia. Sydney : Frederick White 24 pp. [14] (as Symphaedra aeropus (Linnaeus, 1758))

Miskin, W.H. 1891. A synonymical catalogue of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera (Butterflies) of Australia with full bibliographical reference: including descriptions of some new species. Annals of the Queensland Museum 1: [i]-xx 1-[93] [i]-ix [83] (listed Symphaedra aeropus (Linnaeus, 1758) as a reputed Australian species)

Monteith, G.B. & Kerr, J.F.R. 1977. First record of the nymphalid butterfly Lexias aeropa (L.) from Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 3(6): 107-111 [107] (discussed various generic and specific names given to the species, incorrect subsequent spelling as Lexias aeropus eutychias Fruhstorfer, 1913, noted that the status of the forms of eutychius Fruhstorfer, 1913 needed review, included biology, illustrations and distribution map of subspecies of Lexias aeropa (Linnaeus, 1758))

Parsons, M.J. 1991. Butterflies of the Bulolo-Wau Valley. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press 280 pp. [182] (biology of Lexias aeropa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [587]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2013 05-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012 30-Mar-2012 MODIFIED
05-Apr-2011 MOVED