Species Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866)
Dingy Swift
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Oriental Region.
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), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Oryza sativa L. [POACEAE] Rice; Ischaemum australe R.Br. [POACEAE]; Paspalum paniculatum L. [POACEAE]; Sorghum sp. [POACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Oryza sativa, Paspalum paniculatum, Sorghum sp. (Poaceae).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Pelopidas agna agna (Moore, 1866)
Hesperia agna Moore, F. 1866. On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865(3): 755–823 [issued 1866, dated 1865] [791], first mentioned in Moore, F. in Horsfield, T. & Moore, F. 1858. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. London : Wm. H. Allen and Co. Vol. 1 v 278 iv 11 pp. 18 pls [issued 1858, dated 1857] (255) but this is a nom. nud. (Art. 12(a) ICZN, 1985)].
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂*; Moore in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.
Subsequent designation: Evans, W.H. 1949. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xix 502 pp. 53 pls [439] (referred to a holotype); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Evans' (1949) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Bengal, India (designated in original description).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |