Open AccessA NEW SUBSPECIES OF VIRACHOLA SMILIS (HEWITSON) (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
LeSouef* J. C.,
Tindale N. B.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1970.tb00794.x
Subject(s) - lycaenidae , lepidoptera genitalia , subspecies , darwin (adl) , biology , northern territory , ecology , zoology , geography , archaeology , systems engineering , engineering
Virachola smilis dalyensis ssp. n. is described from the Daly River Crossing, south of Darwin, and from Stuart Point, east of Darwin, in the Northern Territory. This is the first record of V. smilis (Hewitson) from Australia.