Confirmation of Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin) and E. netscheri erana (Fruhstorfer) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Torres Strait, Queensland, and the first record of E. tulliolus dudgeonis (Grose-Smith) in Australia.

摘要

Recent collections of Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin) and E. netseheri erana (Frulistorfer) on Saibai and Dauan Islands confirm their establishment in Torres Strait, Queensland. Euploea tulliolus dudgeonis (Grose-Smith) is recorded in Australia for the first time from Dauan Island, and its relationship with E. t. tulliolus (Fabricius) is discussed. Up to date information oil collections of the four taxa in Torres Strait is provided, including their variability and diagnostic facies, Current distributions, seasonality, habits and prevalence. Evidence is provided suggesting that a sympatric zone exists for E. t. tulliolus and E. t. dudgeonis on Dauan and Yarn Islands, with some intermediate specimens known from these and other Torres Strait islands. Confirmed Australian specimens of E. leucostictos and E. tulliolus dudgeonis, together with the male underside and female of E. netscheri erana, are illustrated for the first time