Species Trapezites macqueeni Kerr & Sands, 1970

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• Trapezites macqueeni Kerr, J.F.R. & Sands, D.P. 1970. A new species of Trapezites Hübner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from North Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 9(1): 23-26 [23].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 1823 ♂ (Kerr & Sands designated a holotype in the original description), Mareeba, QLD (designated in original description).
  Paratype(s) ANIC 4♂ 1♀, Mareeba, QLD (), 4 mi W of Paluma, QLD (4); BMNH 1♂, locality unknown; JMC 1♂, Mareeba, QLD
  Comment: J. Macqueen collection now in ANIC.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

12 km SW of Heathlands homestead, near the Archer River to Mt Prince Charlie, QLD.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten [XANTHORRHOEACEAE] Wattle Mat-rush).

 

General References

Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [110] (biology)

Kerr, J.F.R. & Sands, D.P. 1970. A new species of Trapezites Hübner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from North Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 9(1): 23-26 [23]

 

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