Subspecies Neolucia hobartensis albolineata Braby & Wurtz, 2018

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• Neolucia hobartensis albolineata Braby & Wurtz, 2018.

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (25 DEC. 1998, M.F. Braby), Smokers Gap, ACT.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 55♂, 27♀, ACT, NSW.

  Type locality references:

  Braby, M.F. & Wurtz, G.E. 2018. A new subspecies of Neolucia hobartensis (Miskin, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from mainland southeastern Australia, with a review of butterfly endemism in montane areas in this region. Records of the Australian Museum 70: 423–433.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Braby, M.F. & Wurtz, G.E. 2018. A new subspecies of Neolucia hobartensis (Miskin, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from mainland southeastern Australia, with a review of butterfly endemism in montane areas in this region. Records of the Australian Museum 70: 423–433

Introduction

Neolucia hobartensis albolineata from the Australian mainland had previously been confused with the nominate subspecies, which is restricted to Tasmania. Braby and Wurtz (2018) illustrated, diagnosed, described and compared Neolucia hobartensis albolineata from montane areas in SE Australia with the nominate subspecies Neolucia hobartensis hobartensis (Miskin, 1890) from Tasmania and Neolucia hobartensis monticola Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 from northern New South Wales.

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Epacris breviflora Stapf [EPACRIDACEAE]; Epacris paludosa R.Br. [EPACRIDACEAE]; Epacris petrophila Hook.f. [EPACRIDACEAE]).

General References

Braby, M.F. & Wurtz, G.E. 2018. A new subspecies of Neolucia hobartensis (Miskin, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from mainland southeastern Australia, with a review of butterfly endemism in montane areas in this region. Records of the Australian Museum 70: 423–433

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