Tisiphone abeona

Updated on Nov 09, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Tisiphone abeona Rank Species		Class Insecta Genus Tisiphone Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Butterflies and moths, Heteronympha merope, Geitoneura acantha, Hypocysta, Gahnia sieberiana

Tisiphone abeona (swordgrass brown) is a nymphalid butterfly. It is endemic to Australia.

The wings of the adult are brown and have a wingspan of about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Gahnia species.

Subspecies

T. a. abeona (Donovan, 1805) (New South Wales, from the Hunter River south)

T. a. albifascia Waterhouse, 1904 (eastern Victoria)

T. a. antoni Tindale, 1947 (western Victoria to south-east Australia)

T. a. aurelia Waterhouse, 1915 (New South Wales, from Camden Haven to Port Stevens)

T. a. joanna (Butler, 1866) (New South Wales, Port Macquarie)

T. a. morrisi Waterhouse, 1914 (Queensland, from Southport to New South Wales)

T. a. rawnsleyi (Miskin, 1876) (Queensland, from Gympie to Caloundra)

T. a. regalis Waterhouse, 1928 (New South Wales, from the Dorrigo Plateau to the Barrington Tops)

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