Geitoneura acantha
(Redirected from Papilio acantha)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Geitoneura |
| Species: | G. acantha
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| Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805)
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Species Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Geitoneura acantha". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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