Species Oncopera intricata Walker, 1856
- Oncopera intricata Walker, F. 1856. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 7: 1508-1808 [incl. Index to parts 1-7] [published May 1856] [1559].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂ (Tindale (1933) referred to a type and illustrated a particular specimen as the type. This is construed to be a valid lectotype designation), Tasmania, as Van Diemen's Land.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva subterranean feeding on roots and bases of plants. Larval foodplants: grasses in native and sown pastures (Martyn 1960).
General References
Martyn, E.J. 1960. The ecology of Oncopera intricata Walker and Oncopera rufobrunnea Tindale (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) with notes on the classification of the genus Oncopera in relation to larval taxonomy. Research Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture of Tasmania 3: 1-64 [1]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2017 | 17-Nov-2015 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Jun-2017 | HEPIALIDAE | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |