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Geitoneura minyas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Geitoneura
Species:	G. minyas
Binomial name
Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
Subspecies
Geitoneura minyas minyas Geitoneura minyas mjobergi
Synonyms
Xenica minyas Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Xenica mjobergi Aurivillius, 1920

Geitoneura minyas, the western xenica, is a species of butterfly from the family Nymphalidae, found in the south-west of the Australian state of Western Australia.

Description

The adults have orange wings with brown veins and markings. They have an eyespot on each forewing, and a vestigial eyespot on each hindwing. Their wingspan is approximately 3.5 cm.

The caterpillar is green and has a round head. It feeds on various types of grasses such as veldt grass.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. CSIRO Systematic Names
3. ^ Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) Butterflyhouse

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• Satyrini
• Butterflies described in 1914
• Butterflies of Australia
• Taxa named by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse
• Taxa named by George Lyell
• Satyrini stubs