Species Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)
Spotted Rustic
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [408]
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Nymphalidae. pp. 243-248, 359-360 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. [246]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (as far east as Timor), not in New Guinea.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Oriental Region
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Flacourtia territorialis Airy Shaw [SALICACEAE]; Flacourtia inermis M.Roxb. [SALICACEAE]; Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Mor. [SALICACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Flacourtia inermis, F. rukam (Flacourtiaceae).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Drury, 1773)
Papilio phalantha Drury, D. 1773. Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their genera. London : White Vol. 2 90 pp. 50 pls [41 pl. 21 figs 1, 2] [this work is the subject of Opinion 474, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature; issued 1773, dated 1770–1780].
Type data: syntypes whereabouts unknown number and sex unknown*; Drury in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.
Type locality: China (in original description).
General References
Fox, R.M. 1964. The genus Phalanta [Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae]. Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire A 26: 632-639 [632]
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 |
| 04-Jun-2020 | NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |