Argynnina hobartia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Argynnina |
Species: | A. hobartia |
Binomial name | |
Argynnina hobartia (Westwood, [1851]) | |
Synonyms | |
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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
- Argynnina hobartia hobartia (eastern Tasmania and the mountains)
- Argynnina hobartia montana (inland Tasmania in the mountains above 900 meters)
- Argynnina hobartia tasmanica (western Tasmania)
References
- ↑ "Argynnina Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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