Species Philiris fulgens (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897)
Bicolour Moonbeam
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [242] (new status as Philiris fulgens kurandae)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku), Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Cryptocarya mackinnoniana F.Muell. [LAURACEAE]; Cryptocarya murrayi F.Muell. [LAURACEAE]; Endiandra hypotephra F.Muell. [LAURACEAE]; Litsea breviumbellata C.K.Allen [LAURACEAE]; Litsea leefeana F.Muell.) Merr. [LAURACEAE]).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Philiris fulgens fulgens (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897)
Holochila fulgens Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1897. Rhopalocera exotica, being illustrations of new, rare and unfigured species of butterflies. London : Gurney & Jackson Vol. II 259 pp. 60 pls [dated 1892–1897] [Pt 39, p. 8 pl. 10 figs 14–15] [dated 1892–1897].
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂*; Grose-Smith & Kirby in the original description indicated that they had several specimens; described from specimens in the Grose-Smith collection and the Hewitson collection; Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [365] (type information).
Subsequent designation: Gabriel, A.G. 1932. Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in the Hill Museum. London : John Bale, Sons & Danielsson 40 pp. [33] (referred to a holotype); Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 14(5): 197–259 4 pls [242] (referred to a holotype); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [365] (referred to a syntype); 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 Gabriel's (1932) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Ambon, Indonesia (Amboina designated in original description).
General References
Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14(5): 197-259 4 pls [242]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2016 | Luciini | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |