Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Geitoneura Higher classification Geitoneura | Phylum Arthropoda Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Geitoneura acantha Rank Species | |
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Similar Heteronympha merope, Hypocysta metirius, Argynnina cyrila, Hypocysta, Heteronympha banksii | ||
Geitoneura acantha, the ringed xenica or eastern ringed xenica, 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.
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