Geitoneura minyas
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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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Wikispecies has information related to: Geitoneura minyas |
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ CSIRO Stematic Names
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) Butterflyhouse
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