Species Nemophora laurella (Newman, 1856)
- Adela laurella Newman, E. 1856. Characters of a few Australian Lepidoptera, collected by Mr. Thomas R. Oxley. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2 3(8): 281-300, pl. 18 [Date published April 1856] [290].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Mt Alexander Range near Castlemaine, Vic. - Nemotois orichalcias Meyrick, E. 1893. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVI. Tineidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 7(4): 477-612 [Date published 1893: dated 1892] [484].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀, Sydney, Bowenfels, NSW; Launceston, Hobart, Tas.; Mt Lofty, SA. - Nemotois topazias Meyrick, E. 1893. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVI. Tineidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 7(4): 477-612 [Date published 1893: dated 1892] [485].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀, Blackheath, NSW; Georges Bay, Tas.; Wirrabara, Mt Lofty, SA. - Nomotois selasphora Turner, A.J. 1913. Studies in Australian Microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 174-228 [Date published 17 Sept. 1913] [226].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Kuranda, Qld.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [30]
- Kozlov, M.V. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Australian long-horn moths of the genus Nemophora (Lepidoptera: Adelidae). Zootaxa 4097(1): 84-100
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Meyrick (1893) in describing Nematophora orichalcias stated that it 'frequented the flowers of Bursaria spinosa' (Pittosporaceae).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2016 | ADELINAE | 15-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |