Ringed Xenica

Geitoneura acantha · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Ringed Xenica
Photo: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY

The Ringed Xenica was first described as Papilio acantha by Edward Donovan in 1805. It is found in the south-eastern mainland of Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The species was originally named Papilio acantha by Edward Donovan in 1805.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in the south-eastern mainland of Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range is the south-eastern mainland of Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Ringed Xenica photo 3
Photo: Geitoneura_acantha_1.jpg, CC BY
Ringed Xenica photo 4
Photo: John Tann, CC BY
Ringed Xenica photo 5
Photo: John Tann, CC BY
Ringed Xenica photo 6
Photo: John Tann, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geitoneura_acantha

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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