Website update : 5th November 2023

Taxonomic changes 

I thought it was about time I changed the website to reflect a number of taxonomic changes that have been published over the last year or so, so here goes…

Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)

A new species of trapezitine skipper (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from the Kimberley in the Australian Monsoon Tropics

  • Toxidia aurantia (new species of skipper)

Review of the Australian butterfly genus Cyprotides Tite, 1963 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of three new taxa

  • Cyprotides cyprotus pallescens has been elevated to species status as Cyprotides pallescens (Large Trident-blue)
  • Cyprotides cyprotus lucidus; new subspecies of Cyprotides cyprotus (Copper Pencil-blue)
  • Cyprotides cyprotus aridus; new subspecies of Cyprotides cyprotus (Copper Pencil-blue)
  • Cyprotides maculosus (Spotted Trident-blue) : new species

Systematics of the Ogyris aenone (Waterhouse, 1902) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): threatened Australian butterflies of national conservation significance

  • Ogyris iphis doddi has been elevated to species status as Ogyris doddi (Dodd’s Azure)
  • Ogyris caelestia (Sapphire Azure) has been split from Ogyris aenone (Cooktown Azure)

Systematic revision of the Ogyris idmo (Hewitson, 1862) species group (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): implications for the conservation management of Australia’s most threatened butterflies

  • Ogyris halmaturia has been split into two subspecies : O. h. halmaturia and O. h. waterhouseri
  • Ogyris subterrestris petrina has been elevated to species status as Ogyris petrina (Arid Bronze Azure)
  • Ogyris otanes has been split, with its two Western Australian subspecies becoming Ogyris arcana (Western Bronze Azure)

A New Subspecies of Philiris diana Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Wet Tropics of Northern Australia

  • New subspecies : Philiris diana fortuna

Four species in one: taxonomic revision of the Eirmocides helenita (Semper, 1879) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Australia and New Guinea

  • Eirmocides helenita (Shining Pencil-blue) has been split, with the Cape York population remaining as helenita and the Wet Tropics version becoming Eirmocides callainus.

Neolucia bollami Eastwood, Braby & Graham, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): speciation of a new allochronic cryptic butterfly from south-western Western Australia

  • Neolucia bollami (Autumn Heath Blue) : new species

Contacts page

Whilst working on this update I tested out my Contacts page and found that my email form is no longer working. I don’t know why it broke or when it happened, so if you’ve tried contacting me that way and received no reply, please accept my apologies.

I had a go at fixing it but didn’t get it working. In the meantime I’ve replaced the form with links to my Facebook and Instagram, as it should be possible to contact me that way instead.


1 thought on “Website update : 5th November 2023”

  1. Wow, well done Martin. I try to keep mine up-to-date as I get the updates on iNaturalist. Lots of work going on with butterfly taxonomy it seems.
    I’m in Aus at the moment, finding the odd butterfly when the weather and work permits.

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