Geitoneura minyas
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Geitoneura |
| Species: | G. minyas |
| Binomial name | |
| Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)[1] | |
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Geitoneura minyas, commonly known as the western xenica [2] is a species of butterfly from the Nymphalidae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia.
Description
The adults have orange wings with brown veins and markings. They have an eyespot on each forewing, and a vestigial eyespot on each hindwing. Their wingspan is approximately 3.5 cm.[3]
The caterpillar is green and has a round head. It feeds on various types of grasses such as Veldt Grass.[3]
References
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- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ CSIRO Stematic Names
- 1 2 Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) Butterflyhouse
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