Argynnina hobartia

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Argynnina hobartia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Argynnina
Species:
A. hobartia
Binomial name
Argynnina hobartia
(Westwood, [1851])
Synonyms
  • Lasiommata hobartiaWestwood, [1851]
  • Lasiommata lasusHewitson, 1864
  • Argynnina montanaCouchman & Couchman, 1977

Argynnina hobartia, the Hobart brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. [1] It is endemic to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Lolium perenne .

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Argynnina Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms