Subspecies Cepora perimale perimale (Donovan, 1805)
- Papilio perimale Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [pl. [20] fig. [1]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♀, Norfolk Is. (Australasia given in original description)
Comment: Donovan in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.Type locality references:
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] [145] (discussed the origin of Donovan's specimen(s) and concluded that they came from Norfolk Is.); Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Presidential address: The biology and taxonomy of the Australasian butterflies. Report of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 23: 101-133 [also issued as a repaginated separate in 1938] [121] (confirmed Norfolk Is. as the type locality).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—New Caledonia.
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Capparis canescens A.Cunn. ex DC. [CAPPARACEAE]; Capparis mitchellii Lindl. [CAPPARACEAE]; Capparis sepiaria L. [CAPPARACEAE]).
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) |
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| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 05-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |