Species Opodiphthera astrophela (Walker, 1855)

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• Antheraea astrophela Walker, 1855.
• Antheraea simplex Walker, 1855.
• Opodiphthera varicolor Wallengren, H.D.J. 1858. Nya fjäril-slägten. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 15: 75-84, 135-143, 209-215 [141, 142].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Australia, [Sydney].

General References

Edwards, E.D. 1996. Saturniidae. pp. 264-265 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [264] (Note #486: Opodiphthera astrophela (Walker, 1855) and O. simplex (Walker, 1855) were published simultaneously. They were first recognized as the sexes of one species by Scott (1864), but he did not choose between the two names. In 1891 he gave Opodiphthera astrophela priority as first reviser)

Scott, A.W. 1864. Australian Lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life by Harriet and Helena Scott. 1. London : John van Voorst [ii]+36 pp., pls 1-9.

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