Species Taractrocera psammopetra Braby, 2015
Sandstone Grass-dart
- Taractrocera psammopetra Braby, M.F. in Braby, M.F. & Zwick, A. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the Taractrocera ilia (Waterhouse) complex (Lepidoptera : Hesperiidae) from north-western Australia and mainland New Guinea based on morphological and molecular data. Invertebrate Systematics 29: 487-509 [489, figs 1–8, 23, 26, 27, 32, 33, 39, 40, 68–70].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, 0.6km W Gubara Tk carprk, Kakadu NP, NT [12.83721ºS 132.84970ºE].
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀, Nanguluwur Art Site, Kakadu NP, NT [12.84262ºS 132.81895ºE]; ANIC 7♂, 0.6km W Gubara Tk carprk, Kakadu NP, NT [12.83721ºS 132.84970ºE]; ANIC ♀, Barrk Track, Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT [12.85463ºS 132.81677ºE]; ANIC ♀, Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT [12.84650ºS 132.82295ºE]; ANIC 2♂, 1♀, Spirit Hills, 44 km NNE Keep River PWS, NT [15.61987ºS 129.24147ºE]; ANIC ♀, Spirit Hills, 42 km NE Keep River PWS, NT [15.70199ºS 129.31718ºE]; ANIC 4♀, 5♂, Spirit Hills, 42 km NE Keep River PWS, NT [15.70199ºS 129.31718ºE]; ANIC 2♀, 1♂, Champaign Springs, El Questro WP, WA [16.03052ºS 127.96643ºE].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Common Name References
Braby, M. F. & Zwick, A. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the Taractrocera ilia (Waterhouse) complex (Lepidoptera : Hesperiidae) from north-western Australia and mainland New Guinea based on morphological and molecular data. Invertebrate Systematics 29: 487-509 [500] (Sandstone Grass-dart)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESPERIIDAE | 17-Nov-2015 | ADDED | Lyn Randall |