Species Plectophila electella (Walker, 1864)
- Oecophora electella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [679].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Moreton Bay, Qld. - Oecophora retractella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [680].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Sydney, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: 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), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [346: Note #131] (Plectophila electella (Walker, 1864) and P. retractella (Walker, 1864) were published simultaneously. Priority [was] given to P. electella (Walker) by Common (1996) as first reviser)
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 |