Species Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805)
Eastern Ringed Xenica, Ringed Xenica
- Papilio acantha Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [pl. 22 fig. 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂, Australia (as New Holland in original description;given date of description, specimens certainly came from Sydney, NSW)
Comment: Donovan in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens he described. - Tisiphone acanthe Hübner, J. 1823. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. Augsburg : Hübner 40 pp. 36-69 pls. [figs 267, 268] [figs first published unidentified in [1819]–[1821], name first validly applied to species in vol. 2, p. 16, published 1823].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown sex unknown, Australia (as Australien in original description)
Comment: Hübner in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described. - Lasiommata ocrea Guest, E. 1882. List of diurnal Lepidoptera about Balhannah, Co. Adelaide, with descriptions of new or little-known species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 5: 34-37 [35] [incorrect subsequent spelling as Lasiomata].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA ♀, Balhannah, SA (indicated in original description)
Comment: Guest in the original description mentioned a single female and also several other specimens).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Miskin, W.H. 1891. A synonymical catalogue of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera (Butterflies) of Australia with full bibliographical reference: including descriptions of some new species. Annals of the Queensland Museum 1: [i]-xx 1-[93] [i]-ix [29] (incorrect subsequent spellings as Xenica achanta (Donovan, 1805) and Tisiphone achanthe Hübner, 1823, included Lasiommata ocrea Guest, 1882 in the synonymy)
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Nymphalidae. pp. 243-248, 359-360 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [244]
- Braby, M.F. 2000. The Butterflies of Australia, their identification, biology and distribution. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing xx 976 pp.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R.Br. [POACEAE] Meadow Rice Grass; Themeda triandra Forsskål [POACEAE]; Poa sieberiana Sprengel [POACEAE]; Poa tenera J.D.Hook. [POACEAE]).
General References
Braby, M.F. & New, T.R. 1989. Adult reproductive biology of Geitoneura klugii and G. acantha (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) near Melbourne, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 361: 397-409 [dated 1988] [397]
Braby, M.F. & New, T.R. 1989. Population biology of adult Geitoneura klugii and G. acantha (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) near Melbourne, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 36: 141-158 [dated 1988] [141]
Braby, M.F. & New, T.R. 1999. The Xenicas, Geitoneura klugii and G. acantha (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae. pp. 227-238 in Kitching, R.L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R.L. & Pierce, N.E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing xvi 395 pp. [227]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [334] (biology)
Fisher, R.H. 1978. Butterflies of South Australia (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea). Adelaide : South Australian Government. Handbooks Series 272 pp. [146] (biology of Geitoneura acantha ocrea (Guest, 1882))
Gaede, M. 1931. Familia Satyridae I. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pt 43 pp. 1–320. [81] (incorrect subsequent spelling as achanta Donovan, 1805)
Godart, J.B. 1824. Zoologie. Vol. 9 Pt 2 pp. 329–706 708–711 794–828 in Latreille, P.A. & Godart, J.B. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes. Paris. [publication date: Cowan, C.F. 1968. [publication dates] Enc. Méth. 9. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 4(7): 307–311, 390, Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1906. On the dates of publication of the natural history portions of the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 17: 577–582, Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1899. On the dates of the Encyclopédie Méthodique: additional note. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899(3): 595] [500] (incorrect subsequent spelling as achanta Donovan, 1805)
Haase, J.F.H. 1898. On the life-history of Xenica achanta, Don. Victorian Naturalist 15: 26-27 [26] (incorrect subsequent spelling as achanta)
Rainbow, W.J. 1907. A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies. Melbourne : T.C. Lothian 272 pp. [109] (biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [103] (description of Geitoneura acantha ocrea (Guest, 1882))
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [44] (as Xenica acantha Donovan, 1805, description, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |