Lactura erythocera
(Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae) at Good Night, QLD
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| Lactura erythocera | ibaird | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Lactura erythocera | donhe | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 1 Aug 2025 |
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Lactura erythocera (R.Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
The original illustration of this species looks nothing like these specimens"?". However this specimen does match what was described as Cyptasia egregiella, by Walker, 1866 and even more so the subsequent description by Turner, 1903 under the name Lactura egregiella. It was in the 1996 Checklist of the lepidoptera of Australian that Nielsen and Edwards placed egregiella in synonymy with erythocera. The type location for erythocera is Cape York while what was described as egregiella has been recorded no further north than Duaringa (Central Highlands, QLD). Its type location was given as Swan River, WA but Turner notes this as being in error; as it was collected by Diggles it is more likely to be Morton Bay. These are my own personal feelings but based on the illustration and location of erythocera this synonym may not hold. Though nothing has come out of cape York that fits the original illustration either.
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- Places Good Night, QLD
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- 4 - 15 Abundance
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Lactura erythocera Scientific name
- (Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae) Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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