Tisiphone abeona

Tisiphone abeona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Tisiphone
Species: T. abeona
Binomial name
Tisiphone abeona
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Papilio abeona Donovan, 1805
  • Oreas zelinde Hübner, [1808]
  • Epinephele rawnsleyi Miskin, 1876
  • Tisiphone regalis Waterhouse, 1928
  • Enodia joanna Butler, 1866
  • Tisiphone aurelia Waterhouse, 1915
  • Tisiphone albifascia Waterhouse, 1904
  • Tisiphone antoni Tindale, 1947

The swordgrass brown (Tisiphone abeona) is a nymphalid butterfly. It is endemic to Australia.

The wings of the adult are brown and have a wingspan of about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Gahnia species.

Subspecies

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