Geitoneura acantha

Geitoneura acantha, the ringed xenica or eastern ringed xenica,^[1] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan as Papilio acantha in 1805. It occurs in the south-eastern mainland of Australia.^[2]

Geitoneura acantha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Geitoneura
Species:	G. acantha
Binomial name
Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
Papilio acantha Donovan, 1805[1] Tisiphone acanthe Hübner, 1823[1] Lasiommata ocrea Guest, 1882[1]