Subspecies Nacaduba berenice berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

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Subspecies Nacaduba berenice berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

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Lycaena berenice Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869. Neue Schmetterlinge aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 30(1–3): 66-80 pls 1-4 [74].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♀, Rockhampton, QLD (designated in original description)
Comment: Herrich-Schäffer in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; 2 female specimens in syntype series (in MNHU) were misidentified, are Jamides phaseli (Mathew).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Irian Jaya), 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

NSW, 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Indonesia
- Irian Jaya
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. [547]

Dunn, K.L. & Dunn, L.E. 1991. Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Family Lycaenidae. Melbourne : K. & L. Dunn Vol. 3 336-512 pp. [399]

Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [155]

Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [97]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
06-Sep-2017	16-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
05-Mar-2013	05-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012	30-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012	28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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