Subspecies Telicota ancilla ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Greenish Darter
- Pamphila ancilla Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869. Neue Schmetterlinge aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 30(1–3): 66-80 pls 1-4 [79] [Lower, O.B. 1911. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 112–172 [156] as first reviser gave priority to Pamphila ancilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 over Pamphila olivescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1869].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ♂, Rockhampton, QLD (indicated in original description)
Comment: Herrich-Shäffer in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described. - Pamphila olivescens Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869. Neue Schmetterlinge aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 30(1–3): 66-80 pls 1-4 [79 pl. 3 fig. 14].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ♀, unknown (Herrich-Schäffer did not give type locality in original description)
Comment: Herrich-Shäffer in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [123] (suggested Rockhampton, QLD, as type locality).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lower, O.B. 1911. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 112-172 [156]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [216] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |