The rediscovery of Tagiades nestus (C. Felder) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) in Australia

Valentine, Peter S., and Johnson, Stephen J. (2005) The rediscovery of Tagiades nestus (C. Felder) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) in Australia. Australian Entomologist, 32 (4). pp. 155-156.

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Abstract

Tagiades nestus krela Mabille is rediscovered in Torres Strait, Queensland, after almost 100 years. A breeding population is recorded on Dauan Island in northern Torres Strait, feeding on climbing yam vines, Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoraceae).

Item ID: 5882
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1320-6133
Keywords: Australian butterfly records; life history; Tagiades nestus
Date Deposited: 12 Apr 2010 00:43
FoR Codes: 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0608 Zoology > 060808 Invertebrate Biology @ 50%
06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060302 Biogeography and Phylogeography @ 50%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 51%
97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 49%
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