Tisiphone abeona explained
Tisiphone abeona, the swordgrass brown, 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
- T. a. abeona (Donovan, 1805) (New South Wales, from the Hunter River south)
- T. a. albifascia Waterhouse, 1904 (eastern Victoria)
- T. a. antoni Tindale, 1947 (western Victoria to south-east Australia)
- T. a. aurelia Waterhouse, 1915 (New South Wales, from Camden Haven to Port Stevens)
- T. a. joanna (Butler, 1866) (New South Wales, Port Macquarie)
- T. a. morrisi Waterhouse, 1914 (Queensland, from Southport to New South Wales)
- T. a. rawnsleyi (Miskin, 1876) (Queensland, from Gympie to Caloundra)
- T. a. regalis Waterhouse, 1928 (New South Wales, from the Dorrigo Plateau to the Barrington Tops)
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