Species Trapezites iacchoides Waterhouse, 1903
Iacchoides Skipper, Silver-studded Ochre
- Trapezites maheta iacchoides Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Descriptions and notes of Australian Hesperidae, chiefly Victorian. Victorian Naturalist 20(4): 52-57 [56] [originally described as a variety of maheta Hewitson].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL10279 ♂ (Waterhouse referred to a type in the original description), Katoomba, NSW (Waterhouse mentioned Como and Blue Mtns, NSW, in original description)
Comment: Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1912. Descriptions of and notes on some Australian Hesperidae. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 28(12): 223–228 [226] (stated that the species was described from a single male, but in the original description two localities were mentioned); Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 62(3–4): 107–125 [112] (type information); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (the type female referred to by Waterhouse & Lyell (1912) has no status).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 [112] (gave the type locality as Katoomba, NSW, which is in the Blue Mtns); Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [9] (gave type information, confirmed the type locality as Katoomba, NSW, and discussed status of the female Waterhouse described in 1912).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Stanthorpe, QLD, to Noorinbee, VIC.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Lomandra longifolia Labill. [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Eggs laid singly on leaves of food plant, larva builds silk-lined shelter from dead leaves at base of plant, feeds at night, pupa in larval shelter.
General References
Atkins, A.F. 1987. The life history of Trapezites iaccchoides Waterhouse and Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Trapezitinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 13(5–6): 53-58 [53]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [112] (biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1912. Descriptions of and notes on some Australian Hesperidae. Victorian Naturalist 28(12): 223-228 [226] (original description of a female specimen; raised to specific rank from a variety of maheta Hewitson)
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [178] (biology)
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-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |