Species Theclinesthes onycha (Hewitson, 1865)

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Species Theclinesthes onycha (Hewitson, 1865)

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Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

Sibatani, A. & Grund, R.B. 1978. A revision of the Theclinesthes onycha complex (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga (Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan) 29(1): 1-34 [Date published March 1, 1978] [5] (until 1978 the name onycha Hewitsoni was applied to the species currently known as miskini Lucas; all literature records, except the original one, should be read accordingly)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Macrozamia spiralis (Salisb.) Miq. [ZAMIACEAE] Native Pineapple; Cycas circulus L. [CYCADACEAE]; Cycas media R.Br. [CYCADACEAE]; Cycas megacarpa K.D.Hill [CYCADACEAE]; Cycas ophiolitica K.D.Hill [CYCADACEAE]; Ceratozamia robusta Miq. [CYCADACEAE]; Macrozamia communis L.A.S.Johnson [ZAMIACEAE]; Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi W.Hill & F.Muell. [ZAMIACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

Introduced plants include Cycas circulus, C. robusta (Cycadaceae).

General References

Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [563]

Dunn, K.L. & Dunn, L.E. 1991. Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Family Lycaenidae. Melbourne : K. & L. Dunn Vol. 3 336-512 pp. [407]

Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture B 44(Suppl.): 1-102 [36]

Sibatani, A. & Grund, R.B. 1978. A revision of the Theclinesthes onycha complex (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga (Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan) 29(1): 1-34 [Date published March 1, 1978] [5]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Feb-2023	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby (ANU)
13-May-2022	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	LYCAENIDAE	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
06-Sep-2017		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
05-Mar-2013		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED

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