Subspecies Philiris papuana kerri Sands, 2015
- Philiris papuana kerri 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 [224].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Claudie River, Northern Queensland.
Paratype(s) numerous ♂ & ♀ deposited in ANIC, QM, CYP, same data as holotype & other locations
Comment: Kerr (1967) described a female specimen as a metallotype of P. papuana; the same specimen is designated in Sands (2015) as a paratype of P. p. kerri. - Philiris diana papuana Wind, R.G. & Clench, H.K. 1947. New Indo-Australian Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 42(1): 1-16 [6].
Distribution
IBRA
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), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Litsea breviumbellata C. K. Allen [LAURACEAE]).
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [464] (distribution, identification)
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. [356] (distribution, life history)
Kerr, J.F.R. 1967. New records of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Australia and a description of a new subspecies. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 6: 49-51 [49] (first recorded from Australia)
Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [362] (taxonomy)
Valentine, P.S. & Johnson, S.J. 1997. Ecological observations and notes on the life history of Philiris diana papuana Wind & Clench (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 24: 35-36 [35] (biology)
Wood, G.A. 1984. The early stages of Philiris fulgens kurandae Waterhouse and Philiris diana papuana Wind and Clench (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 10(6): 81-83 [81] (life history)
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 |
| Luciini | 21-Jan-2016 | ADDED |