Species Stathmopoda arachnophthora Turner, 1917
- Stathmopoda arachnophthora Turner, A.J. 1917. Lepidopterological gleanings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 29: 70-106 [86] [justified emendation].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC number unknown ♂♀, Eidsvold, Qld. - Stathmopoda arachnophora Turner, A.J. 1917. Lepidopterological gleanings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 29: 70-106 [86] [original misspelling].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva in egg sacs of spider.
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 #123] (Stathmopoda arachnophthora Turner, 1917. The specific name was originally rendered as 'arachnophora', but the Greek derivation given by Turner ('arachnophthora', destructive to spiders) shows clearly that this was a typographical error for 'arachnophthora')
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 |