''Geitoneura'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
, commonly known as xenicas. The genus contains three
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
Species
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Geitoneura acantha''
(Donovan, 1805) – eastern ringed xenica
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Geitoneura klugii''
(Guérin-Méneville, 831
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Year 831 (Roman numerals, DCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Abbasid Empire and Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180)#Period of 780–842, Byzantine–Arab W ...
– common xenica or Klug's xenica
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Geitoneura minyas''
(Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) – western xenica
External links
"''Geitoneura'' Butler, 1867"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
''Geitoneura''at the Australian Faunal Directory
Satyrini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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