Geitoneura acantha

Geitoneura acantha
Scientific classification
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]

References

1 2 3 4 "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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[AFD-1] 1 2 3 4 "Species Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[ALA-2] "Geitoneura acantha". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.