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RINGED XENICA FACTS |
Identification
The Ringed Xenica is an orange and brown butterfly with distinctive eyespots. The forewings have a single eyespot above and below the wing. The hindwings have a single eyespot above and two spots on the underside.
Size
Length: 39mm - 42mm
Habitat
sheltered slopes and shady gullies in open forest, woodland
Food
larvae feeds on plants such as Joycea, Poa and Themeda species
Range
south east Queensland, eastern New South Wales and southern Victoria.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Nymphalidae | | Genus: | Geitoneura | | Species: | acantha | | Common Name: | Ringed Xenica |
Relatives in same Genus
Marbled Xenica (G. klugii)
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