Species Philiris innotata (Miskin, 1874)
Purple Moonbeam
- Pseudodipsas innotatus Miskin, W.H. 1874. New Lycaenidae from Queensland. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 11: 165 [165].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM ♂ ♀, Brisbane, QLD (designated in original description)
Comment: Miskin in the original description mentioned both sexes; Hancock, D.L. 1995. The butterfly types of W. H. Miskin in the Queensland Museum (Lepidoptera). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38(2): 519–528 [525] (was unable to locate any syntypes in the QM); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [375] (referred to a syntype male but did not know of a specimen). - Philiris innotatus evinculis Wind, R.G. & Clench, H.K. 1947. New Indo-Australian Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 42(1): 1-16 [11].
Type data:
Holotype CU ♂ (Wind & Clench designated a holotype), Redlynch, QLD (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) CU 1♂ 1♀, Redlynch, QLD; RGWC 1♂ 1♀, Redlynch, QLD
Comment: Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [376] (referred to a holotype).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Braby, M.F. 2000. The Butterflies of Australia, their identification, biology and distribution. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing xx 976 pp.
- Sands, D.P.A 2015. Review of Australian Philiris Röber (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with notes on variation and descriptions of two new subspecies from Cape York Peninsula. Australian Entomologist 42(4): 219-252 [236]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
In Australia known from Cape York, QLD, south to Port Macquarie, NSW, and inland to Mt Moffatt, QLD; extralimital distribution—Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Ficus benghalensis L. [MORACEAE]; Ficus congesta Wall. ex Roxb. [MORACEAE]; Ficus coronata Spin & Colla [MORACEAE]; Ficus opposita Miq. [MORACEAE]; Ficus sp. [MORACEAE]; Ficus carica L. [MORACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Ficus benghalensis, F. carica (Moraceae).
General References
Druce, H.H. 1902. On some new and little-known butterflies of the family Lycaenidae from the African, Australian and Oriental Regions. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902(1): 112-121 pls 11, 12 [115]
Dunn, K.L. & Dunn, L.E. 1991. Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Family Lycaenidae. Melbourne : K. & L. Dunn Vol. 3 336-512 pp. [358] (distribution, taxonomy)
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 [247] (taxonomy)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(4): 648-653 [652]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [137]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 |