Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Geitoneura minyas Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Geitoneura Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Argynnina cyrila, Hypocysta, Heteronympha merope, Yellow admiral | ||
Geitoneura minyas, commonly known as the western xenica 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.
The caterpillar is green and has a round head. It feeds on various types of grasses such as Veldt Grass.
References
Geitoneura minyas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA