Species Ardices canescens (Butler, 1875)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ardices canescens Butler, A.G. 1875. Revision of the genus Spilosoma and the allied groups of the family Arctiidae. Cistula Entomologica 2: 21-44 [29].

Generic Combinations

• Ardices canescens (Butler, 1875).

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

General References

Edwards, E.D. 1996. Arctiidae. pp.278-286 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [284] (Note #560: Spilosoma canescens (Buder, 1875) is the available name for this species. S. obliqua Walker, 1855 was described from males and a female. Hampson (1901) considered the type male came from northern India and the type female from Australia. He used the name as the valid name for the oriental species represented by the male. Walker (1855a) had a mixed series and the male called the type by Hampson should be designated as the lectotype rather than the Australian female so as not to upset existing nomenclature. The Australian female is a specimen of A. canescens (Butler))

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