Species Plectophila discalis (Walker, 1865)
- Acontia discalis Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 33: 707-1120 [786].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Moreton Bay, Qld. - Lichenaula oxygona Lucas, T.P. 1895. Australian Lepidoptera: thirty new species. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Queensland 1: 103-116 [116].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Brisbane, Qld. - Lichenaula inscripta Turner, A.J. 1898. The Xyloryctidae of Queensland. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 1-32 [date from Ingram 1986] [21].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Brisbane, Qld. - Lichenaula ombralota Lower, O.B. 1901. Descriptons of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 25: 63-98 [84].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Bairnsdale, Vic.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva in shelter of tied leaves. Larval foodplant: Syncarpia glomulifera, Eucalyptus scabra (Myrtaceae); Cryptocarya glaucescens (Lauraceae); Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GELECHIOIDEA | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Ms Eileen Lee (TMAG) |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |