Subspecies Telicota paceka mesoptis Lower, 1911
Narrow-brand Darter
Compiler and date details
4 Jan. 2023 - Michael Braby
- Telicota mesoptis Lower, O.B. 1911. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 112-172 [157].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA 31-001600 male (Braby and Beaver (2022) designated a male specimen in SAMA (registration number: SAMA Database No. 31-001600) as the lectotype to become the unique bearer of the name mesoptis.), Kuranda, QLD.Type locality references:
Braby, M.F. & Beaver, E.P. 2022. The nomenclature and type status of Telicota paceka mesoptis Lower, 1911 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Records of the Australian Museum 74: 99–102 [Date published 27 April 2022].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape York to SE QLD; Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Kei Islands).
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Panicum maximum Jacq., 1781 [POACEAE] Guinea Grass; Sorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) Stapf [POACEAE] Wild Sorghum).
Extra Ecological Information
Panicum maximum, Sorghum verticilliflorum (Poaceae) are introduced.
General References
Braby, M.F. & Beaver, E.P. 2022. The nomenclature and type status of Telicota paceka mesoptis Lower, 1911 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Records of the Australian Museum 74: 99–102 [Date published 27 April 2022]
Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [192] (regarded mesoptis as a junior subjective synonym of paceka Fruhstorfer; this needs to be evaluated)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |