Geitoneura acantha

Geitoneura acantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Geitoneura
Species:
G. acantha
Binomial name
Geitoneura acantha
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Papilio acantha Donovan, 1805[1]
  • Tisiphone acanthe Hübner, 1823[1]
  • Lasiommata ocrea Guest, 1882[1]

Geitoneura acantha, the ringed xenica or eastern ringed xenica,[1] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan as Papilio acantha in 1805. It occurs in the south-eastern mainland of Australia.[2]

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